CEP - Civic Engagement Program

Hi all,

This post serves as a heads-up to any person looking to either volunteer and/or attend Northeastern Crossing's Block Party event. As indicated in the poster below, the event has been postponed to a later date due to rainy conditions both tomorrow and Wednesday (the initial rain date). We will provide you details on the new date, time, and rain date of the event in the near future.

We apologize for any inconveniences.

Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly Boston (LBFE) is an international, non-profit, volunteer-based organization committed to relieving isolation and loneliness among the elderly. Students will serve as Activity Assistants and help implement a weekly activities program for elders. This is an opportunity for creative, outgoing and self-motivated students to have a direct effect on the lives of older adults who are lonely and isolated, build meaningful relationships with elders and help LBFE shape our CitySites Program. Bilingual students are particularly encouraged to apply, especially those speaking or studying Spanish, Russian or Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese)

Learn more about their organization at: https://www.littlebrothersboston.org/. If interested in volunteering with them, please email Stephenie Hou (Intergenerational Program Manager) at [email protected]. You are free to also use her as a point-of-contact for hours' verification.

LBFE Boston - Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly LBFE Boston's social, tech, and arts programs alleviate social isolation and loneliness and help low-income older adults age in community.

In partnership with the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, Scout uses a human-centered design process to research pressing civic issues in our city and prototype creative solutions. These semester-long projects are taken on by a team of interdisciplinary students who build connections and co-create possible solutions with the people of Boston.

The Scout Labs’ Process
1. Empathize: So how do we start? We observe, engage, and immerse ourselves in the project challenge by conducting interviews and observing people’s behavior in the context of our challenge. The team also talks to field experts and conducts academic research to understand the existing body of knowledge in the field.

2. Define: Here, we take all our insights and synthesize them to define the core problem. We want to frame this problem statement clearly, as it will guide the rest of our design process.

3. Ideate: At this step, the team takes this newly defined point of view and begins to brainstorm ideas. We encourage free and open thinking during this phase, and utilize a variety of techniques to push ourselves to think outside of the box.

4. Prototype: This is where our ideas take form. We construct rapid prototypes, or scaled-down versions of our solutions, to allow our team to experiment with our most promising ideas from the previous phase.

5. Test: Time to put our work out there! We iteratively user test the prototypes with members of the larger community. Feedback gained during this phase allows us to refine our prototypes and develop a final solution.

They’re seeking an enthusiastic team of designers, developers, and creative thinkers in all fields of study to prototype interdisciplinary solutions for social good. Interested in joining? The link to apply is here: https://bit.ly/2VSTT5P. The deadline to apply is Friday, July 5th. For more information, contact Tia Thomson at [email protected].

Labs Application Fall 2019