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UNITED WE STAND: 826 BOSTON'S PUBLISHING PROJECT [826 BOSTON STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WOULD WORK WITH BOSTON INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMERS ACADEMY (BINCA) STUDENTS TO WRITE ABOUT THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCE IN HISTORICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL CONTEXTS; THE ESSAYS WOULD BE PUBLISHED IN A BOOK RELEASED BY 826 BOSTON. 826 BOSTON IS A NONPROFIT WRITING, TUTORING, AND PUBLISHING ORGANIZATION WORKING WITH STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 IN BOSTON SCHOOLS. IT IS PART OF A NATIONAL NETWORK OF CENTERS ESTABLISHED IN SAN FRANCISCO. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WOULD BE BASED AT BINCA, A BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT SERVES IMMIGRANT ENGLISH LEARNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IT IS DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE ENTERING THE UNITED STATES SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WHO HAVE LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY, OR WHO HAVE GAPS IN THEIR FORMAL EDUCATION. IT HAS AN ENROLLMENT OF 472; ALMOST 90 PERCENT ARE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND OVER 80 PERCENT ARE LOW INCOME. <BR />]

TO SUPPORT THE YOUNG AUTHORS BOOK PROGRAM, AN IN-SCHOOL LITERARY ARTS PROGRAM.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT YOUTH WRITING WORKSHOPS LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HIP-HOP OPERA.

TO SUPPORT STAFF AND PRINTING COSTS FOR THE YOUNG AUTHORS BOOK PROJECT AN IN-SCHOOL LITERARY ARTS PROGRAM.

TO SUPPORT THE YOUNG AUTHORS BOOK PROGRAM, AN IN-SCHOOL LITERARY ARTS PROGRAM.

826 BOSTON?S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS AGES 6-18 TO FIND THEIR VOICES, TELL THEIR STORIES, AND GAIN COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE EDUCATION FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO GROW CAPACITY OF 826 BOSTON?S INDIVIDUAL FUNDRAISING REVENUE, COMMUNICATIONS THAT GROW AWARENESS OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND USE TECHNOLOGY AND DATA TO A GREATER EXTENT TO TRACK LONG-TERM IMPACTS ON STUDENTS?AND EXPECTS TO BENEFIT 200 STUDENTS. TWO VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BEST PRACTICES RESEARCH, DATABASE MAINTENANCE, PROGRAM EVALUATION AND DIFFERENTIATION, RECRUITMENT OF STUDENT PARTICIPANTS, VOLUNTEER TRAINING, AND CODIFICATION OF THESE CAPACITY-BUILDING RESOURCES OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS.