BostonCHIME

About Us

Our Vision

Accompanied children experiencing homelessness easily access and obtain critical services that support them in becoming healthy adults.

Our Mission

CHIME engages Boston community leaders, service providers, and people with lived experience to map and improve systems of care for accompanied children experiencing homelessness.

Goals & Objectives

CHIME aims to improve the system of services supporting children accompanied by families (i.e., “accompanied children”) experiencing homelessness as defined by the McKinney-Vento Act.

Project Team

CHIME Project Director and Lead Facilitator 

Kathleen Kemp, Ph.D., Brown University

 

Boston/Child Welfare SIM Advisor and Co-Facilitator 

Marisa Hebble, MPH, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of the Trial Court

 

Project Manager 

Masami Dustin, FamilyAid

 

CHIME Planning Advisor 

Patty Griffin, Ph.D.

Lauren Baker, Former Massachusetts First Lady

The Hon. Kathleen E. Coffey, Massachusetts First Justice

Amy Kershaw, Commissioner, MA Dept. of Early Childhood Education and Care

Mary McGeown, Undersecretary of Human Services, Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Kristin McSwain, Director, Mayor’s Office of Early Childhood

Mary Skipper, Superintendent, Boston Public Schools

Gautam Yadama Ph.D., Dean, Boston College School of Social Work

Magnolia Contreras MSW, MBA, Vice President of Community Health, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Health Resources in Action

Kate Barrand, President & CEO, Horizons for Homeless Children
Sarah Bartley, Vice President, United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley
Annissa Essaibi George, President & CEO, Big Sister Boston
Brian Marques, Senior Director, Boston Public Schools
Mark Reeves, Founder & President, New England Community Services
Monica Roberts, Executive Director, City Year Greater Boston
Larry Seamans, President & CEO, FamilyAid
Snehal Shah, MD, MPH, Associate Medical Director, Boston Children’s Hospital
Christi Staples, Vice President, United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley

Action for Boston Community Development ​

Big Sister Association of Greater Boston

Boston Children's Hospital ​

Boston City Council ​

Boston College School of Social Work ​

Boston Housing Authority

Boston Mayor's Office for Early Childhood

Boston Mayor's Office of Housing

Boston Mayor's Office of Human Services

Boston Municipal Court Department

Boston Public Health Commission ​

Boston Public Schools ​

Boston Scores ​

Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester​

Breaktime ​

Brookline Public Schools ​

Casa Myrna ​

Child Care Choices of Boston​

Children’s Express​

Children's League of MA ​

City Year Greater Boston ​

Cradles to Crayons ​

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ​

East Boston Social Centers 

Ellis Early Learning​

EMPath

FamilyAid ​

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston​

Friends of the Children Boston ​

Harvard Ed Portal

Health Imperatives ​

Health Resources in Action ​

Higher Ground ​

Hildebrand Family Self Help Center ​

Home for Little Wanderers - Suffolk Family Resource Center

Horizons for Homeless Children ​

Jewish Family and Children's Service ​

JFK Family Services Center​

JRI/Youth Harbors

KeySteps, Inc.

Liberty Mutual ​

Life Science Cares ​

MA Department of Children and Families ​

MA Department of Early Education and Care

MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

MA Department of Mental Health ​

MA Department of Public Health​

MA Department of Transitional Assistance ​

MA Early Childhood Funders Collaborative​

MA Executive Branch

MA Executive Office of the Trial Court ​

MA Head Start Association​

MA House of Representatives ​

MA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Mass General Brigham​

Mass. Coalition for the Homeless ​

MGH Institute of Health Professionals​

Neighborhood Villages​

New England Community Services ​

Northeastern University 

Nubian Square Foundation​

Nurtury Boston ​

Rockland Trust

Schools on Wheels Massachusetts

Serlin Haley ​

Silver Lining Mentoring ​

Sojourner's House Boston ​

Sportsmen's Tennis ​

St. Mary's Center for Women and Children ​

Technical Assistance Collaborative ​

The Christian Science Monitor ​

The Dimock Center​

UMass Boston​

Unite Massachusetts

United South End Settlements​

United Health Care ​

United Way ​

Victory Programs​

Walker Community Counseling​

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