Turn It Around Charlestown

Turn It Around Charlestown Turn It Around is a Youth Enrichment Program serving the youth of Charlestown, Boston, MA

Turn It Around was formed in 2012 by a group of dedicated Charlestown youth with a strong desire to better their community. The group’s initial mission was to raise awareness about the dangers of prescription drug misuse and educate about how everyday pressures can lead to substance use and other high risk behaviors. While Turn it Around members continue to be focused on educating the Charlestown

community, the group also uses their platform to increase key protective factors. We offer academic support, provide caring and consistent adult figures, and keep members engaged in positive community activities. The staff member supports their youth by holding regular check-ins and connecting them to academic and social support services. Members gather every Thursday evening and organize a number of community events. Our annual community events & program activities include:
Youth Basketball Tournaments
Prevention Assemblies
Peace Walks
Neighborhood revitalization projects
Prescription Drug Take-Back Events
BBQ and Resource Fairs
Holiday Parade & Strolls
Volunteering at the BHA Unity Day
Teaching LifeSkills to youth at the Boys and Girls Club
Lessons about MLK and Civil Rights and more! Additional events and workshops are focused solely on building up member protective factors and include:
Spoken word poetry workshops
Nutrition lessons
Personal finance presentations
Trips to RMV to get MA IDs
Therapeutic painting
Resume and job search assistance
Stress reduction techniques
Prevention month photo contest

Mission Statement:

TURN IT AROUND aims to educate and empower Charlestown’s youth to find their passions and reach their full potential - using community service, art, sports, civic engagement, social justice, poetry, music, film, theatre, and even the outdoors as vehicles for engagement and discovery.

YZ Design Works is seeking input from the youth of Charlestown. Please consider contributing your thoughts to this impor...
10/21/2025

YZ Design Works is seeking input from the youth of Charlestown. Please consider contributing your thoughts to this important research study.

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15 Green Street 3rd Floor
Charlestown, MA
02129

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Turn It Around was formed in 2013 by a group of dedicated Charlestown youth with a strong desire to better their community. The group’s initial mission was to raise awareness about the dangers of prescription drug misuse and educate about how everyday pressures can lead to substance use and other high risk behaviors.

While Turn it Around members continue to be focused on educating the Charlestown community, the group also uses their platform to increase key protective factors. (To learn more about youth protective factors, click here.)

We offer academic support, provide caring and consistent adult figures, and keep members engaged in positive community activities.

The staff member supports their youth by holding regular check-ins and connecting them to academic and social support services. Members gather every Thursday evening and organize a number of community events.