BoSTEM’s work to help provide meaningful STEAM experiences and resources to the students of Boston would not be possible without our support and collaboration from our fantastic partners. Today we…
As the North Shore emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, all of us are thinking about resilience – how do we build a more resilient community? At United Way, we build networks and capacity to tackle issues collaboratively. We do…
One of the most important aspects of our work at BoSTEM is encouraging students to pursue careers in STEM by introducing them to people working all across the various STEM…
During our Teacher Externship, educators from Boston Public Schools across all levels of education listened to and engaged with employees from several STEM-based companies. The event itself was split into…
Our Frontline Heroes series uplifts the stories of local community members and resident-led organizations transforming our region. Gloria West is an active participant in United Way’s Housing & Education Learning…
The purpose of BoSTEM’s Partner Spotlight series is to reveal the ways STEM Out-of-School Time (OST) programs throughout the city of Boston are rethinking education, and engaging with students. In this blog, we explore with HMS MEDscience their…
In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, many schools have closed their doors for the remainder of the semester. This has left many families scrambling to balance newly remote careers…
The healthy development of our region’s youngest, most vulnerable children is critical to our efforts to make progress against big issues like ending intergenerational poverty and closing the persistent achievement…
At United Way, we envision a world where all young people — regardless of background or zip code — graduate ready to succeed in careers and life. To get there,…
United Way has played a big part in empowering teachers. That’s why we helped design and plan the AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) Externship, held in Boston this past August. In…