August 30, 2019
Moving Up Day Ceremony
Horizons hosted its annual Moving Up Ceremony! A Horizons tradition, the ceremony celebrates preschoolers who are leaving Horizons’ Early Education Centers and heading to Kindergarten.
News & Blog
Stories, updates, and announcements from Horizons for Homeless Children.
July 15, 2019
Summer at Horizons
For many children summer marks the beginning of warm days spent in the sun free from homework and the classroom. For homeless children who rely on the consistency of the school year however, summer vacation can further a sense of instability for children already dealing with uncertain circumstances.
July 1, 2019
Horizons’ Director of Family Partnerships served as a panelist at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Maternal and Child Health Symposium
Ayesha Rodriguez, Horizons’ Director of Family Partnerships, recently served as one of the panelists at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Maternal and Child Health Symposium where she shared what Horizons for Homeless Children is doing to address the growing and complex issue of family hom
May 29, 2019
Classroom Teacher Meital and Family Advocate Miraidis Share Their Stories
5/30/2019 – At this year’s annual Gala, Classroom Teacher Meital and Family Advocate Miraidis , took the stage to share some perspective and stories of their work with families. Read on about Meital’s work with a four-month old experiencing severe trauma who cried all day. Meet the young mom Miraidi
April 11, 2019
Marathon Blog: Bob Cremin & David Braza
4/11/2019- Meet runners Bob Cremin & David Braza of our 2019 Boston Marathon team who are running for homeless children across Massachusetts.
April 2, 2019
Marathon Blog: Olivia Reed & Kara Boon
4/2/2019- Meet runners Olivia Reed and Kara Boon of our 2019 Boston Marathon team who are ran for homeless children across Massachusetts.
March 25, 2019
Marathon Blog: Chris Brennan & Martin Connolly
3/22/2019- Meet runners Chris Brennan and Martin Connolly of our 2019 Boston Marathon team who are ran for homeless children across Massachusetts.
February 28, 2019
National Reading Month
Access to books as a child is widely accepted as one of the two most important indicators of academic and lifetime success. It is also associated with positive behavioral, educational and psychological outcomes. Yet nearly two-thirds of low-income families do not own a single children’s book.
December 13, 2018
Sesame Street In Communities ‘Connects the Dots’
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind Sesame Street, announced a major new initiative to offer help and hope to the growing number of young children across the United States who are experiencing homelessness.
September 13, 2018
Working together to find what’s possible for homeless families
9/13/18- Horizons for Homeless Children knows that strong relationships lead to great outcomes, both in and outside the classroom.
May 10, 2018
Employee Spotlight Miraidis
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.
May 8, 2018
Employee Spotlight Anilda
05/8/18- Anilda, one of our infant teachers in Jamaica Plain, talks about her experience working with Horizons for 22 years.