Dr. Robert Putnam, Harvard professor in public policy at the Harvard School of Government, discusses the growing opportunity gap among our low-income youth and its implications for their social mobility and the costs to society. He makes a compelling case for all of us to take this issue seriously and for us to use our collective voices to compel our government as well as religious leaders to do something about it.

There are many wonderful programs here on the North Shore that provide safe, supportive and engaging places for students to attend after school. So what makes LEAP special?

CBS features LEAP’s Expanding Horizons middle school summer 2021 program in its Return School News Series, August, 2021