Founding Rationale
Greater Boston is a diverse and sophisticated metropolis, but city kids and suburban kids rarely interact with one another in meaningful ways, to everyone’s detriment. Segregation persists as a prime barrier to cross-racial understanding and racial justice.
Racially diverse schools and school desegregation efforts provide the opportunity for cross-racial understanding but not the means. We need to promote more informal encounters and settings to help kids develop relationships and to deliver on the promise and mutual benefits of a more integrated educational environment.
There is an absence of funding and programming aimed primarily at promoting cross-racial social interaction and understanding.
Boston Bridges Initiative awards grants that support initiatives beyond the classroom. These grants foster lasting friendships and dialogue among students and families within communities.
Thank you for joining us on this journey.