2024 Rollin’ & Summer Resources

More than 650 Cambridge parents and caregivers attended the third Annual Rollin’ & Summer Resources event, where they learned about how to sign up their children for summer programs. The event took place on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at the Cambridge Street Upper School/King Open Community Complex. More than 50 summer camp and other service providers attended. Families enjoyed plenty of pizza, samosas, wraps, snacks, drinks, popcorn and snow-cones! Children roller skated, made art projects, tried parkour, played life-sized board games, built basketball skills, and more. 
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Families throughout the city accessed school bus transportation to and from the event. They received support to explore program options from: Summer program staff, members of the Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) Family Engagement Team, Cambridge Agenda for Children Out of School Time staff, and CPS parents and caregivers from The Village.  Multilingual Family Liaisons and Community Engagement Team Outreach Workers provided translation and interpretation for families -- including many migrant families who have recently arrived to our city and district.

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Providers shared that they enrolled more than one hundred new families into their summer programs.  Many more providers continue registering and/or making decisions based on what they learned at the event.

​Who attended the 2024 Rollin’ & Summer Resources Event? 

• 47% ​of families' children have never participated in Cambridge summer programs before. 
• 54% ​of families' children are not currently participating in afterschool programs.
• Families represented 23 native languages.  
  
  

This event was made possible by support from CPS and the Department of Human Services Programs (DHSP) and the Cambridge Out-of-School Time Community.  

Together we can make sure that young people connect to high quality summer program experiences!

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