Good News program opens doors for Hub students
Good News program coordinator Nicole Daley (standing) gives writing advice to Francesca Durocher (left) and Ieysha Smith (right) on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, at Mildred Avenue Community Center in Mattapan. Photo By Talia Whyte
By Talia Whyte
The Bay State Banner
With print newspapers continuing to fall by the wayside, one group of young Bostonians still sees the importance of getting out the written word to the masses.
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) teamed up last year with WriteBoston, a citywide initiative to improve writing proficiency among city youth on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests, to begin publishing Good News, a newspaper written by and for Boston teens about their lives.
Read the full article here