Hyde Square Task Force
Hyde Square Task Force (HSTF) is a non-profit arts and social activism organization that strives to invest in youth during their adolescence in order to guide them towards being promoters of change as they grow and develop.[1]
About[edit]
Located at 30 Sunnyside St, Boston, MA 02130 in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, they have been working with youth since the 1980s. The youth they work with tend to have Latinx heritage, or they are interested in discovering Afro-Latin art and culture. They can also be carried from childhood through college graduation though Hyde Square Task Force’s college success program. Since their beginning, they have made many achievements and won many awards, including the Outstanding Youth Group award from The Theater Offensive in 2010 as well as the recognition of uncovering the TD Garden community fundraising controversy from 2017. They were also a large proponent in having the Hyde Square/Jackson Square Station area defined as Boston’s Latin Quarter[2]
History[edit]
Hyde Square Task Force began their first internal arts education program in 2016, called Ritmo en Acción (Ritmo), which had its youth study afro-latin dances such as Bachata, Merengue, Salsa, and more. This provided Boston youth with a safe place to come and discover or engage in their love for artistic expression. Continuing to focus on Afro-Latin art education, Ritmo en Acción was the first installment to their current 3 prong arts education program. The second installation was the Musicians in Community program (MIC), focusing on music education, followed by Acción Community Theatre (ACT), focusing on theatre education. These three arts programs all fall under their Jóvenes en Acción[3] program. These programs offer services specifically to high school youth, with 8th grade students being included for the first time in 2019. Eventually, Hyde Square Task Force went on to add an arts enrichment program[4] for children ages 6 and up.
Hyde Square Task Force also has their very own college success program that helps guides students through the transition to college as well as through the completion of their degree. High school seniors and rising first year students receive mentorship and education on what college will look like, especially for first generation students.[5]
Accomplishments[edit]
Youth leaders at Hyde Square Task Force have been inciting change for the past 17 years. Some notable accomplishments have been uncovering the TD Garden Fundraising Agreement[6], advocating for sexual education in schools[7], pushing for more arts funding in schools[8][9], deeming the area it resides in "Boston's Latin Quarter"[10], rallying against gun violence in the March for our Lives Movement[11], and much more.
Literature[edit]
Its programming model is even recognized for its excellence in the book "Youth Led Community Organizing: Theory and Action" [12] written by Melvin Delgado and Lee Staples, as well as the book "Juvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice"[13] by authors Francine Sherman and Francine Jacobs.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Mission, Vision, and Values". Hyde Square Task Force. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Latin Quarter Cultural District". Boston.gov. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Join Jóvenes en Acción!". Hyde Square Task Force. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Get Involved". Hyde Square Task Force. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Get Involved". Hyde Square Task Force. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "TD Garden Agrees To Pay State $1.65 Million After Not Hosting Fundraisers". WBUR. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Teens ask for more sex ed, greater condom availability". Boston.com. Retrieved 12 October 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Does every BPS student deserve a strong arts program? How about a counselor?". Schoolyard News. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "A call for more support in BPS budget". Bay State Banner. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Boston's newest cultural district will celebrate and honor city's Latin Quarter". Jamaica Plain Gazette. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Adults marvel at youth-led gun control movement; Boston teens say it's about time". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Youth-Led Community Organizing: Theory and Action". Google Books. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Youth‐Led Change". Wiley. Retrieved 12 October 2020. Unknown parameter
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