by billi | Mar 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
by billi | Feb 20, 2018 | Blog, Featured
When Krystal (Tru) Edwards entered her freshman year as a Posse scholar at Union College, she never imagined that one of the defining moments in her college career would involve being stepped over by an unsympathetic student while peacefully staging a die-in to raise...
by billi | Jan 17, 2018 | Blog, Featured
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 equal access to the...
by crossroadsma | Oct 30, 2017 | Featured
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 in-person interview, and...
by crossroadsma | Oct 3, 2017 | Featured
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 New York City. Reilly...
by crossroads-user | Sep 29, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
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 graduation from high...
by crossroads-user | Sep 29, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
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 organizations, and it is that...
by crossroads-user | Sep 29, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
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, Massachusetts youth....
by crossroads-user | Sep 29, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
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 who delivered the...
by crossroads-user | Sep 29, 2017 | Blog, Publications/Outcomes, Uncategorized
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 friends and didn’t have...
