Citizen Schools operates a network of high-impact middle-school-based after-school programs located across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In just under six years, through a series of innovative partnerships with foundations, school districts, city and state government and community-based organizations, Citizen Schools has grown to serve over 1000 students annually in eleven schools in Boston, Malden, New Bedford, Springfield and Revere.

Massachusetts is Citizen Schools' first region to achieve scale and has served as a learning laboratory for Citizen Schools' national expansion. Currently Citizen Schools' affiliates are piloting new and innovative partnerships with school districts, including supporting Salemwood School in Malden in its Expanded Learning Time efforts and being a part of the team at the Duggan Middle School in Springfield as it transitioned to a Commonwealth Pilot School in 2008.

At Citizen Schools, volunteers from throughout the community share what they know and love with young people in real-world projects. Students in Massachusetts will learn about the legal process from 12 of Boston's top Law Firms, engineering from Raytheon, urban planning and design from AIA members, backyard ecology from Massachusetts Audubon volunteers and financial planning with employees from Fidelity, the Federal Reserve Bank, and Credit Unions, amongh hundreds of other exciting topics. 

For more information about Citizen Schools in Massachusetts contact Executive Director Pat Kirby at 617.695.2300 ext. 107.

Massachusetts Locations - Outside of Boston

Boston Locations