Kathleen Chiong

Kathleen Chiong has been a third grade teacher in Boston Public Schools since 2015. Her biggest passion is to teach her students about the social issues happening in our community – from financial hardships to housing, hygiene, clothing and food insecurities – and what they, as kids, can do to help. During the school year, Kathleen leads donation drives each month at her school, collecting thousands of items for nonprofits such as H&C Hygiene Hub, Birthday Wishes, New England Center and Home for Veterans, Friends of Boston’s Homeless, and Charlestown's Fill-the-Fridge.

Her love of teaching students how to get involved in service work drove Kathleen to establish Campassion, a service-based summer camp for children ages 9-11. She and her campers take field trips to food fridges, serve lunch and bingo to seniors, make suitcases for children in foster care, and host donation drives for nonprofits. She also strives to educate children how to practice gratitude, mindfulness, and exercise as a daily habit.

Kathleen is also a fundraising committee member for the nonprofit Birthday Wishes. She graduated from Holy Cross with a B.A. in Psychology and Neuroscience and received her Master’s in Elementary Education from UMass.