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Crossroads Camps

Serves grades 1-8
Summer program
1,050+ participants

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Crossroads Junior Leaders

Serves grades 3-7
School-year program
200+ particpants

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Crossroads C5 Leaders

Serves grades 8-12
Summer and school-year program
550+ participants
Includes Camp Lapham

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CROSSROADS CAMPS

Grades 1-8 | Summer
1,050+ Youth Served
Our residential programs offer traditional camp activities while meeting social and emotional needs and instilling the confidence and skills that help youth be successful at home and in school. All while having FUN!

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CROSSROADS JUNIOR LEADERS

Grades 3-7 | School Year
200+ Youth Served
Junior Leaders build on their summer camp experiences during the school year, taking part in overnight weekend programs designed to foster leadership skills through outdoor education, art, service learning and beginning to map out their college and career plans.

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CROSSROADS C5 LEADERS

Grades 8-12 | Summer & School Year
550+ Youth Served
C5 Leaders is a five-year experience in which teens refine and practice their leadership skills in the context of wilderness trips, service learning, and college and career exploration. Participants graduate with a clear plan for the future and the confidence, skills, and dispositions to succeed in college and the workplace.

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Crossroads Mission

Crossroads empowers youth to unlock their potential and positively impact the world.

At Crossroads, we believe that long-term empowerment programs plus consistent positive relationships are the keys to transforming youth who risk being defined by their past into young adults capable of defining their futures.

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The Urban Campfire

May 1, 2019 12:00 am

The Crossroads Urban Campfire is our signature event that raises funds to support the over 1,000 under-resourced Massachusetts youth Crossroads...

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A Word From Crossroads

Crossroads Welcomes Former U.S. Attorney For The District Of Massachusetts Carmen Ortiz To The Board Of Trustees

June 28, 2018

FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS CARMEN ORTIZ JOINS CROSSROADS BOARD OF TRUSTEES BOSTON (June 28, 2018) – Crossroads, a youth development organization seeking to close the achievement and opportunity gaps by providing...

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Medallions Making a Change in Philly

June 18, 2018

by Lisa Bower In their 5th and final year of the Crossroads C5 Leaders program, our high school seniors plan their own alternative Spring Break, the C5 Medallions for Change Service Trip. It is a chance to put all of their leadership skills to...

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10th Annual Urban Campfire Most Successful Yet

May 11, 2018

On Thursday May 10, Crossroads celebrated its 10th Annual Urban Campfire at the Revere Hotel Boston Common. With 325 guests in attendance, this signature event was the most successful to date, raising over $760,000 to support Crossroads’...

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