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Youth and Family Enrichment Services
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"They have the will. They have the creativity. But they lack the means.
We give them the means."
~ Lenny Zakim
Founded by Boston’s late civil rights leader in 1995, The Lenny Zakim Fund believes positive social change can be created by small, effective, grassroots organizations that are often overlooked by large foundations, government agencies, and major donors. That is why it is our mission to identify, listen to, support and connect grassroots community organizations and programs operating "below the radar screen" of large charitable groups and government grants.
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Community Spotlight: The Poetry Opportunity
According to his teachers, Ezekiel was initially a shy student. He was uncomfortable embracing writing because he lacked the proper vocabulary in English—his second language. Yet, once Troubadour, Inc.’s method of poetry writing was introduced to him, he was suddenly learning new rhyming words and writing more coherent verses than most of his classmates. Using sequential and descriptive language, Ezekiel was finally able to comfortably engage with the English language and freely express himself to his peers and teachers.
Click here to read more about Ezekiel, Troubdour, and The Lenny Zakim Fund.
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Troubadour's Poetry in Action at the
Holmes School in Boston
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