In 2007, Nuestra launched our Learning Centers Initiative. Nuestra’s Learning Centers are located in previously under-utilized common space in Nuestra-owned and -managed affordable housing. The centers provide fitness activities, career development, mentorship, and other enrichment programming to low-income adults and young people. Opened in the summer of 2007, the first Learning Center is located at our Stafford Heights development in Roxbury. We plan to open a second Learning Center in September of 2008 at our Howard Dacia development in Roxbury.
Nuestra launched the Learning Centers Initiative in response to the shortage of affordable youth and adult programming in Roxbury. The Learning Centers enhance our existing resident services program by engaging youth in a safe and supervised environment where they can grow intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically. They also help adults in the community develop critical life and work skills that can enhance job prospects and increase the quality of life for their families, including their children.
Address: 140 Winthrop St. Roxbury, MA 02118 CLICK HERE for directions.
