In Wicked Local Somerville, an announcement of plans to create a children’s zone in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Mass.:
The pilot program, modeled on Geoffrey Canada’s successful “Harlem Children’s Zone,” will focus on the Healey School and the Mystic Housing Development. The initiative, will map out all services for, and identify obstacles faced by, children at the Mystic Housing Development. Members of the network will work to improve coordination and expand services to close gaps, with the ultimate goal of fulfilling a promise that each child in the neighborhood succeeds in life. Eventually, the program will expand to other neighborhood schools and, ultimately, the entire City and school system.
Update: Some more news on the Mystic project.
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