Youth Development Programs

YES! (Youth Education Success)

• Provides a safe, comfortable place in the Acre neighborhood where kids can complete homework and receive extra help from qualified tutors.

• Hands-on enrichment opportunities like cooking classes, computer coding and civil engineering, age-appropriate financial education, and arts & crafts that foster creativity, teach practical skills and boost confidence. Plus plenty of free play at the Moody Street Playground!

YES! Teen

• Workshops for Acre teens include:

  • MCAS prep

  • Exploration and practical support of college and career options

  • Social Emotional Learning/Self-Care

  • Multi-media art

Parent University

• A 6-week family engagement workshop for Acre residents

• Select topics include:

  • parents’ rights,

  • school-home communication,

  • school registration and systems

  • emotional development in children

• Parent University is offered in partnership with UMass Lowell and created by Professor Phitsamay Uy. 

  For more information contact Justin Ford:

  justin.ford at cbacre.org or 978-219-2104
  
  or Shane Cremin at:
  shane.cremin at cbacre.org or 978-996-5141