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This summer, ESP was the proud recipient of a generous donation from the Genesis Inspiration Foundation, honoring our work connecting under-resourced student communities to the transformative power of the arts. On October 2nd, the ESP team welcomed Genesis representatives to the Hurley School for a check presentation and to observe one of our long-time partnerships in action.

Local teens from Artists for Humanity helped Blackstone School students color in the Blackstone Mural On October 2, The Blackstone School in Boston's South End held its annual Open House, welcoming families into the school. As part of the event, Equitable School Partnerships of Boston (ESP Boston) coordinated with Artists for Humanity (AFH), a local organization that empowers youth through arts and employment experiences, to create an interactive mural experience for the Bla

Several of Equitable School Partnerships (ESP) of Boston’s partner schools recently hosted events to mark the start of the new 2025-26 school year. Members of the ESP team attended these gatherings, helping to coordinate participating partners, offer support, and connect with students, families, and school communities.

ESP Boston is proud to announce that the MoFo Foundation (Morrison & Foerster Foundation) has generously made a donation to support our organization this Fall 2025. The Foundation is primarily funded by Morrison Foerster's lawyers and staff and has spent the past 40 years promoting their collective engagement in communities in which they operate. As they proudly share, " The Foundation has contributed over $84 million since 1986 to a wide variety of nonprofit organization

In June 2025, Equitable School Partnerships of Boston (ESP Boston) hosted its first annual fundraiser, An Evening of Celebration and Purpose, at JJ Foley’s in the South End. The event marked the one-year anniversary of ESP and brought together over 100 friends, partners, and supporters to celebrate a year of growth and impact.

ESP Boston and Principal Bethy Varano welcomed parenting expert - and social media superstar - Dr. Becky Kennedy from Good Inside for a visit to the Hurley School in the South End! Dr. Becky met with a group of parents and caregivers from the Hurley community to speak about modern parenting challenges and hosted a Q&A for those in attendance. She subsequently spent time reading and chatting with Hurley's two K2 (kindergarten) classes about social-emotional learning.

The Hurley School, a K-8 bilingual public school in Boston, hosted Enseña lo que Sabes (“Show What You Know”), an evening celebrating student achievement and creativity. Organized with support from Equitable School Partnerships (ESP), the numerous partner organizations run a range of arts programming at the school, the events brought families together to experience performances from students from their after-school arts programs.

ESP Boston and Principal Terrance Johnson welcomed Boston City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune for a visit to the Ohrenberger 3-8 School in West Roxbury on December 6th! Councilor Louijeune met with a group of 3-6th graders who joined the Ohrenberger community this fall as part of the Boston Public Schools' “Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education” (SLIFE) program. These students fled difficult situations abroad and are now diligently working to learn Englis