2022 Framingham Boston Marathoners Will Help Hoops And Homework

FRAMINGHAM, MA — Team Framingham 2022 is in the books. Check out who made the team and which causes they'll be running for.

Here's more from a Hoops and Homework press release:

Hoops and Homework is absolutely thrilled to be participating in 2022 Team Framingham’s run in the Boston Marathon as a charity.

In the 2018 Boston Marathon, these runners raised way over $50,000 for Hoops and Homework. Their efforts were sincerely appreciated by our most deserving kids who live in the lowest income neighborhoods of Framingham.

We are looking forward to working with this year's runners to raise even more for our children in order for them to be successful in school and in life.

Hoops and Homework is the only licensed, neighborhood based remote learning and after-school and summer school program in Framingham. Other programs are out of reach for low-income residents because they require fees to attend and can necessitate difficult and expensive transportation coordination due to their locations.

Our goal is to focus on boosting academics and expanding the opportunities of our kids. This will make them contributors, not detractors from our community.

We have had a fantastic year which includes the hire of a full time program director, Kevin Lopez.
Kevin set up our full day summer programming which included reading groups assisted by Framingham Public School staff, games, math and language activities and science enrichment. Field trips for the students were held. Gardening and Yoga were very popular.

The Framingham Public Schools provided us with a social worker who helps us deal with kids who were having problems at home or in school. Issues come up because some of our low income families are having a difficult time with jobs, food and just dealing with life’s challenges.
During the regular school year program we run our homework help center and give the kids a snack after school and a meal before they go home because some families do not have proper food for their kids.

Kevin developed a volunteer registration system which will encourage community folks to give our deserving kids individualized attention. Our enrichment activities include music, science, yoga and individualized instruction on reading and math achievement because many of our kids are behind in grade level. We have been fortunate to have many high school, college and community people who volunteer their time for this individualized instruction.

Tutoring is online and in person. Since we can access student’s assignments online, staff can make sure that homework is done properly and understood by our kids.

We are pleased to announce the launch of BOKS, a physical activity program. BOKS is an important step in helping children gain an appreciation of the benefits of exercise and healthy choices that will last a lifetime. BOKS philosophy is that exercise is the single most powerful tool that we have to optimize the function of our brains. Classes are filled with team-oriented games and provide plenty of opportunity for play, since the program focuses on fun!

In summary, we are asking for your support to continue our mission of helping the most needy kids in Framingham. Please check out our website: www. HoopsAndHomeworkinc.com