Stories, updates, and announcements from Horizons for Homeless Children.
April 3, 2025
A new collaboration with the Center for Music Therapy at Berklee College of Music wasd developed for Horizons. This partnership brings music in research-based methods that support the well-being of children, families, and staff within the Horizons community.
January 15, 2025
At Horizons for Homeless Children’s Early Education Center, the Teacher Council stands as a testament to our commitment to empowering educators and enhancing the quality of early childhood education. Created as a dynamic platform for collaboration, the council bridges the gap between teachers and le
November 27, 2024
The experience of homelessness has profound implications on children. Due to the instability of their daily lives, children experiencing homelessness are four times more likely than other children to have developmental delay. (Source) Unsurprisingly, at Horizons, we’re seeing a higher incidence of d
November 13, 2024
At Horizons for Homeless Children, the power of literacy is more than an academic focus—it’s a crucial tool for personal and emotional growth. How is literacy taught in a child’s earliest years? By encouraging storytelling and dramatic play, Horizons helps young learners build essential language ski
June 28, 2024
Boston, MA —The Bay State Banner recently visited Horizons to see our unique STEM program which was created to prepare children experiencing homelessness for future education and beyond. “There’s a lack of resources that children have at this young age if they are of color and are in poverty,” said
May 17, 2024
Boston, MA —Neighborhood Villages partnered with Horizons for Homeless Children and others to create a new learning curriculum for toddlers in an effort to fill the gaps in pre-K childcare and education. The curriculum, called Learning Through Exploration, was designed to give toddlers “playful, eng
October 4, 2023
Innovation is one of Horizons for Homeless Children’s core values. But what does that mean? We ask “what would it take?” – when a challenge presents, as a team we adjust and we adapt; we figure it out. For years, capturing data about our operations and particularly, keeping it organized, regular, an
August 29, 2023
Since the opening of the Edgerley Family Horizons Center, which includes a dedicated STEM lab, Horizons has continued to transform its STEM curriculum. “Changing the trajectory of children’s lives begins with building dreams and opening children’s minds to opportunities they may not see in their imm
August 16, 2023
At the end of every fiscal year, Horizons for Homeless Children reflects on our core values. We’re proud to be an Innovative, Collaborative, Inclusive, and Passionate organization serving children and families in need. It’s through these values that we transform the lives of families facing homeless
March 1, 2023
Horizons has also put more emphasis on the wellbeing of its staff whose work is integral to the progress being made by children and parents. The pandemic made the need for staff support more obvious than ever. Leadership responded with new resources accessible during working hours, to bolster the te
September 13, 2018
9/13/18- Horizons for Homeless Children knows that strong relationships lead to great outcomes, both in and outside the classroom.
May 10, 2018
05/10/18- Miraidis, one of our preschool teachers, talks about her love of teaching since she was little and why she does it today.