50 Years, 50 Stories: A Student Inspires a Decade of Service

One of Boston Partners in Education’s strongest assets is our ability to match volunteers with students with a high level of precision to make the mentoring experience as convenient and rewarding as possible. Sometimes our efforts are so successful that volunteers...

Volunteer Week Spotlight: Kathy Strand

National Volunteer Week, April 6-12, 2014, is about inspiring, recognizing and encouraging people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities. It’s about demonstrating to the nation that by working together, we have the fortitude to meet our challenges...

Antonio and Ty: When It’s Time to Ask for Help

Transitioning from Middle School to High School can be a jarring experience. It’s a new environment, with higher expectations and demanding challenges.  “It is a little bit hard, I’m not going to lie,” says Antonio, a first-year student at the Boston Arts Academy. “I...

Virtual Summer: Thoughts From Our 2020 MLK Scholars

This summer, BPIE was joined by three incredible Boston Public Schools students through the John Hancock MLK Scholars Program. For two months, Sitnour, Karla and Kaylee led an outreach project to help recruit more academic mentors, planned for upcoming volunteer...