Cambridge-based Enroot recently received a $500,000 investment from the Biogen Foundation. The grant is part of the Biogen Foundation’s STAR Initiative, a coordinated funding strategy to invest $10 million over four years to catalyze the development of local science, technology, engineering and mathematics ecosystems in Cambridge and Somerville.
The Philanthropy Connection names Enroot as a 2018 Grantee Organization
TPC members and guests greet the new class of grantees at our Grant Awards & All Member Meeting on May 31, 2018.
Enroot featured on Ellevation's Highest Aspirations Podcast
“How do we engage English Language Learners in community programs? What supports are effective in helping immigrant students thrive beyond the school walls? How might we partner with outside organizations to create mutually beneficial programs for communities and newcomers?”
Somerville Program Director Anna Leversee answers these questions and more on Ellevation’s Highest Aspirations Podcast. Click here to listen.
Somerville celebrates 30 years as a sanctuary city - The Boston Globe
Wade Chery, 15, rubbed his hands together for warmth as he stood with Wilson Sadowski, his 22-year-old mentor through the Enroot Education program.
Chery, who came to the area from Haiti in May, had attended Somerville High School and has since moved to Dorchester. He said his favorite aspect of the school was its Welcome Center.
“Everyone wants to help you,” said Chery. “If you don’t speak English, they give you a translator.”
Cambridge Community Services rebrands as Enroot - Wicked Local
After 78 years of serving the city, Cambridge Community Services (CCS) is beginning its most “impactful” chapter yet under a new name and model.
After almost two years of strategic planning, the organization has rebranded as Enroot, highlighting its mission to support immigrant high school students transitioning into the country, according to Executive Director Ben Clark. The name change is one of three major organizational changes, Clark said.
″[The name] Enroot spoke both to the students we serve and what’s unique about them as newly arrived immigrants, and the impact we aspire to have in supporting them during their first few years in this country,” Clark said.