Linden Tree Montessori will open Aug. 25 in the Linden neighborhood with tuition‑free K–2 seats and a tiered pre‑K plan. Enrollment is open and seats are limited.

Speaker Julie Menin secured $1.5M in the FY27 budget to scale the Wave Makers program and bring tens of thousands of free swim lessons to NYC second‑graders.

Boston’s Summer Eats provides free breakfast and lunch to youth 18 and under at neighborhood sites across the city; eligible families can also get $120 in SUN Bucks.