Who We Are | Higher Ground LIVE

Who We Are

Higher Ground serves the Boston community by collaborating with schools and community organizations to serve as an intermediary and backbone organization in maximizing collective impact of preexisting resources.

Higher Ground has evolved in its activity over time. Learn more about Higher Ground's history below.

Our staff and board members have a wide variety of professional and personal experiences, all contributing to our organizational identity. Meet our board and staff below.

History

Board and Staff

Mission

...is a catalyst for collective action that works with residents and partners to achieve excellent outcomes in education and to promote the health and well-being of children and families in Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan.

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Vision

...envisions a City of Boston where residents of all neighborhoods enjoy the benefits of a thriving city.

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Values

...is a community-based organization that leverages resources to maximize the impact of community programs and services. We support collective capacity-building of collaborative organizations and work with others to address and solve problems in our community. We support families so their children are ready to learn and support schools so that they are ready to teach. We support parents to organize and demand accountability from the educational and other institutions and support residents to advocate for improvements of their communities.

...is relentless in our pursuit of our mission and focus on thriving neighborhoods served by excellent schools.