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Summer of Opportunity
In 1994, a partnership with the Boston Police Department's Youth Violence Strike Force, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company and Northeastern University was formed. Aptly named Summer of Opportunity, the program runs over an eight-week period, from mid-June to mid-August, and provides an opportunity for urban youth to learn leadership and life skills, as well as to earn a weekly stipend. The program also includes a year-long after school internship for students who complete the summer program.
Summer of Opportunity was developed in response to the lack of economic opportunity and positive alternatives for youth. The YVSF identified these problems as central contributors to the rising youth violence rate. By providing viable skills, confidence building experiences and alternatives to crime, the program offers youth a way to escape the risks which draw them into gangs.
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