Blog
Data Dashboard Finds Sustenance in Community-led Data Workgroup
When the Vital Village Network was being created, the strategic planning team envisioned a publically-shared data dashboard that showcased relevant benchmarks for child wellbeing and existed as a tool for community engagement. Seve...
An Interview with Kymberly Byrd
In this interview with former Vital Village staff member, Kymberly Byrd, we discuss asset-based partnerships, how the Vital Village philosophy has impacted her own life, and how she hopes to carry the work forward.
News Clips
Boston school students advocate for free bus passes
By Yawu Miller · Bay State Banner ·Were it not for her boyfriend’s bus pass, Jaylean Sawyer would have to walk 1.8 miles from her South End apartment in the Villa Victoria housing development to Fenway High School in the Roxbury Crossing area. Instead, the pair foll...
This Roxbury Nonprofit Wants Every Child to Grow Up with a Father
By Jamie Ducharme · The Boston Magazine ·For his entire life, Charles Daniels Jr. has been shaped by the absence of his father—first personally, then professionally. Daniels, a social worker and a father himself, runs a unique clinic called Fathers’ Uplift...
Newsletters
Network Connector Volume 5, Issue 4
