Southie After School (SAS)
Free arts-based after-school literacy program for low-income children ages six to 11 from South Boston public housing, run by student volunteers.
- Meets
- Program runs every weekday from 3 PM to 5:30 PM
About
In 2020, senior counselors and directors from the South Boston Outreach Summer program recognized the need to provide free and accessible educational programming to the residents of South Boston's public housing developments during the academic year. To address this need, they revitalized the Southie Afterschool program (SAS) after a gap in student leadership from 2014 to 2020 using the "Developmental Assets Framework," which encourages SAS volunteers and directors to teach valuable interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to their students to benefit their youth.
What they do
- One-on-one homework help
- Volunteer-led enrichment projects
- Arts and crafts projects
- Field trips
- After-school literacy programming
Mission, in their words
To provide free and accessible educational programming to the residents of South Boston's public housing developments during the academic year.
More links
- PBHA program pageHarvard directory
Sources
- Southie After School (SAS) — PBHAHarvard page · seen Oct 29, 2026
- PBHA ProgramsHarvard page · seen Sep 30, 2026
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