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LEAH Project - Project Innovation Grant

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Funding Amount

$40,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

LEAH Project - Project Innovation Grant

Funder: NBC10 Boston, Telemundo Boston, NECN, and NBCUniversal Foundation

Award Date: May 2019

Program Purpose:
Recognizes non-profit organizations using innovative solutions to solve everyday problems. LEAH Project received this award for its innovative near-peer teaching model.

About LEAH Project:
LEADERS through Education, Action, and Hope (LEAH) is a STEM, college readiness, and workforce development program for low-income Boston Public Schools (BPS) students of color.

Key Program Components:

  • Recruitment and training of BPS high school students to become LEAH Mentors

  • Intensive training and paid internships for Mentors

  • Near-peer STEM instruction for elementary school students

  • Personalized college and job readiness counseling

  • Exposure to STEM career paths through field trips, career events, college visits

  • Recent expansion to new STEM tracks: biomedical research, environmental education, technology

    • Technology Track (Funded by This Grant):

  • Near-peer tech curriculum in electricity and circuits

  • Tech career exploration opportunities

  • Summer course in Introductory Computer Science and Coding

    • Program Outcomes:
    Cultivates power of youth leaders to transform their lives and communities through science, education, and service.

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    Fields of Work

    stem-educationyouth-programsminorities

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