City Year Patch

Our Work in Boston

You can change the course of a child’s life by joining City Year Boston. 
  • One-third of all juvenile offenses in Boston occur between the hours of 2pm and 6pm. 
  • One out of three students drops out of school every year and there are over 8,000 dropouts between the ages 16 and 25 living in Boston. 
  • Students who finish second grade without being able to read have only a 1 in 4 chance of reading at grade level by the end of elementary school. Thirty-five percent of children with reading difficulties drop out of school, a rate twice that of their classmates.

As a tutor and mentor, you will work in high-need neighborhoods where you will become a powerful role model to youth and help create solutions for community problems.