It’s the holiday season. The special time of the year where families gather with joy and cheer. But for 442,995 children across the U.S., the special, joyful time with families brought on by the holiday season won’t be with their biological families; it will be with their foster parents.
It takes a village to raise a child – a common African proverb narrated throughout society which means an entire community of people must interact with children for them to reach their full, true potential. The Behavioral Health Department (BHD) at Children’s Services of Roxbury (CSR) personifies this concept through its Bridge to Resiliency program; a program that provides a village of…
Despite many positive changes in the city of Boston over the years, Boston youth of color still view police with distrust, fear, and a belief that the police are not on their side. To strengthen the relationship between youth of color and law enforcement, Children’s Services of Roxbury (CSR) is changing the trajectory with their youth development program, Youth and Police in Partnership (YPP).
