Boston Children Thrive (BCT): Thrive in 5's Family Engagement Strategy

In 2010, five communities (Fields Corner, Allston-Brighton, East Boston, Roxbury/Dudley, South End/Lower Roxbury) --- with strong existing networks and high concentrations of young children in low resourced families least connected to early childhood/family services and supports --- were selected to be pioneers of the initiative, called Boston Children Thrive. In 2014, South Boston joined the BCT initiative. The purpose of this report is to present the final evaluation results, reviewing the findings and lessons to date and drawing on the insights and learnings from the previous three years of evaluations. The major learnings from the BCT initiative are summarized and presented.