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Working with churches, schools, and nonprofits to empower underserved urban students with the education they need for transformation—in their lives and in their communities

The Boston Education Collaborative helps urban churches and organizations to:

• Strengthen their existing programs
• Start new initiatives
• Evaluate the short- and long-term impacts
• Coordinate learning groups
• Organize trainings

What we do

Building upon educational research and needs assessments, the BEC supports urban churches and organizations in strengthening their existing programs, starting new initiatives, evaluating the short- and long-term impact of their programs, coordinating learning groups, and organizing trainings.

The ways we assess the needs of churches include:

The ways we serve churches and organizations include:

Why we do it

Churches and Christian organizations have been instrumental in having a positive impact in the lives of urban students and their families. However, these churches and organizations often face the following challenges:

• working in isolation from other Christian organizations
• lacking the capacity to fully support their staff with professional development
• lacking the know-how or connections to access resources
• funding instability and frequent staff turnover

To be effective, these churches and Christian organizations need:

• a current understanding of urban education and the ways they can engage in the process of empowering urban students through education
• support around resources, curriculum, and training
• mental and physical space to evaluate and reflect on their programs
• opportunities to network with other churches and Christian nonprofits that also have educational programs

Learn more about BEC

• Read a timeline of BEC's impact on Boston's communities
• Helping Urban Churches Motivate & Support Underserved Students (published in Inside EGC, September-October, 2010)