The Crossroads Board of Trustees is extremely pleased to announce that Simon Hess has been appointed President of Crossroads. As a lifelong youth and education advocate, Simon has spent his career working to ensure youth from all communities have...
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For many low-income teens, the traditional path to college success is flawed. They can follow all the rules, stretch themselves with extracurricular activities, participate in community service, meet every application deadline, nail their...
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Thomas E. Reilly, Jr., founding principal of Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC in Boston, won the 2017 Invest in Others Community Service Award, one of seven awards presented on September 28 at the eleventh annual Invest in Others Awards Gala in...
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Denyel Fonesca’s experience in the C5 Leaders program and as a camp counselor helped her become confident and college-bound, but even more it helped her discover her life’s calling – helping young people who need support to succeed. After...
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Creating the deepest impact in a young person’s life often means providing them with access to resources and networks that enhance their overall success in school and life. To do that, Crossroads must collaborate with other like-minded...
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Crossroads celebrated its 8th Annual Crossroads Urban Campfire at the Boston Harbor Hotel. With 250 guests that evening and the amazing support of more than 70 sponsors we raised over $500,000 to support Crossroads’ work with under-resourced...
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On Sunday, May 1, 50 high school seniors celebrated everything they have accomplished over the past five years in a special C5 Leaders graduation ceremony held at Faneuil Hall. We were thrilled to welcome Massachusetts First Lady Lauren Baker...
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Growing up life taught me that adults could not be trusted, that I was not important. I was quiet and lost myself in books to escape the harsh reality that was my everyday life. School was where I felt closest to being happy because I was with...
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“To all those who are connected with me by blood, marriage or who know me well, please each day do something for someone else. This will enrich your lives with love and faith and hope and joy.” – John K. Spring Former Crossroads...
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On August 2nd we were thrilled to host Boston Globe Columnist Adrian Walker at camp again this year! Joined by our Board Chair Kevin Phelan, he spent the day immersing himself in the camp experience meeting young people and seeing programming in...
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Crossroads celebrated its 4th Annual Crossroads C5 New England Golf Classic at the Black Rock Country Club in Hingham, MA. With 109 guests that day and the support of more than 30 sponsors we raised over $235,000 to support Crossroads’ work with...
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On July 17, a group of our C5 Leaders embarked on the first of three New England College Tours facilitated this summer. Students were picked up Boston or Brockton then headed off to their first stop on the College Tour: The University of Rhode...
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