The Education and Self-development Initiative includes Citizenship and Civic Participation, which prepares immigrants to become citizens, registers them to vote, and follows-up at election time by encouraging them to go to the polls; English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), which offers accessible and friendly classes; Women’s Support Groups, through which women, usually single mothers, find ways to articulate their challenges and build networks to aid them in addressing those challenges; the Mystic Community Garden, through which immigrants connect with their new urban land; a Financial Literacy Class conducted in collaboration with Central Bank; and The Academic Achievement Initiative, which yearly serves 50 children 6 to 15 years old and which attracts volunteers from Temple Emunah in Lexington and students from Tufts University to work with Mystic youth and motivate academic achievement.

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