Impact

Early Childhood Education

75

Children Served

110

Parent / Caregivers

60%

Children identified as BIPOC

A young boy is on the playground in the USES Early Childhood Education Program.

Club48

86

Children Served

96

Parent / Caregivers

73%

children identified as BIPOC

Two young girls in club48 are playing in a classroom

Camp Hale

175

Children Served

150

Parent / Caregivers

80%

children identified as BIPOC

A child at Camp Hale is learning archery

Family Mobility

38

Households engaged in Family Mobility programming

39

Participants engaged in coaching, income supports, and Parent Building Blocks

16

Families enrolled in our guaranteed income program: STEP

A USES employee is sorting bags of groceries for families

Supporting the Whole Family

Our programming aims to decrease the causes and effects of poverty from a multi-faceted approach by serving both youth and their parents and caretakers.

By offering opportunities that engage with children and adults, our work ensures that each family grows together in their development and achievements. Through each of our programs, we aim to:

Strengthen families through mentoring and leadership opportunities
Build perseverance, confidence, and financial literacy skills for all participants
Close the racial wealth divide with the help from our diverse community and partnerships throughout Boston

Stories

[STEP] has truly helped me to focus on developing my budget, and work on action steps that have helped me pay more attention to my finances. Because of this I have enrolled in classes on trading, which is giving me the skills to learn how to invest, sell, and trade to better my own financial future. It has helped me become more conscious of my spending and what is necessary, helping me to separate my needs and my wants. One of the things I did was I was able to begin to pay off debts in a timely manner, as well as allowing me to take a vacation with my daughter!

Anonymous

I get very excited when a participant gets the job or reaches a milestone or goal that they have set for themselves. One of the most rewarding aspects is being a part of that celebration and realizing that we are getting them one step closer to beginning to change the cycle for themselves and their families.

Melody Valdes, Chief Program Officer