LEAP News

By Michael McHugh, Staff Writer Link to full article. SALEM — LEAP for Education Executive Director Linda Saris will retire as executive director this June, some 24 years after founding the organization which has gone on to help thousands of North Shore students pursue college and career opportunities. Starting in 2002 as “Salem Cyberspace,” a summer program serving just seven students, the organization has since grown to serve around 550 youth annually and focus on individual needs. After receiving her MBA in finance and accounting, Saris spent the

Researchers reflect on how youth development has evolved and why its future depends on coordination, connection, and people. Rea the full article by Jenna Doleh from the Wallace Foundation here.

“The LEAP for Education after-school and summer program that operates in partnership with Lynn Public Schools has received a $100,000 grant from the Afterschool Alliance and New York Life Foundation. LEAP was one of 15 organizations nationwide to be selected for the two-year grant.” To read the full story by Paul Halloran in the Lynn Item, click here.

Middle School Students from LEAP’s Expanding Horizons program were recently featured in The Salem News. To read the full story by Michael McHugh, click here.

High school students at LEAP’s Summer Work Program were recently featured in Lynn’s Daily Item. Click to read the full story by Jackie Manno, click here.

LEAP for Education runs 21st Century Community Learning Centers in Salem and Lynn. Salem’s program has been designated exemplary and Lynn is up for exemplary consideration this year. Read the March 2025 newsletter by clicking here.

Thanks to so many of you, we are pleased to share 2024’s Annual Report.  This is designed for our supporters who want to learn more about LEAP.  Feel free to share this with any current or prospective staff, volunteers, donors or partners. Let me also take a minute to give thanks to all of you who come to work everyday with so much passion, energy and creativity to share with students and your colleagues. We are working hard to make the culture here as LEAP one of

High school students at LEAP’s Summer Work Program were recently featured in Lynn’s Daily Item. Click to read the full story by Emily Rosenberg, click here.

This recent article in the Hechinger Report highlights the project-based learning activities at LEAP’s Dream MORE summer program. To read the full article by Kelly Field of the Hechinger Report, click here.

LEAP for Education was recently highlighted in a Boston Globe feature story on summer learning. To read the full article written by Kelly Field, click here.