Mentoring & Education

ExperiMentors is PBHA’s science-focused program that directly brings the wonders of science to Cambridge elementary schools through hands-on experiences.

PBHA's Boston Refugee Youth Enrichment (BRYE) Tutoring program strives to give children of immigrant families in Dorchester a foothold in the United States through quality instruction and homework help, with a priority on improving English skills.

Harvard CIVICS is a joint initiative between the Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA) and the Institute of Politics, bringing civic education to over 35 classrooms across the Cambridge and Boston Public School systems.

PBHA's Cambridge After School Program (CASP) provides affordable and accessible after school programming for youth at the low-income Fresh Pond Apartments in northwest Cambridge.

PBHA's Chinatown Afterschool Program seeks to promote academic enrichment for children of low-income families in Boston’s Chinatown community.

CHANCE serves local high schoolers from Cambridge Rindge & Latin. Our college student tutors work with high schoolers, helping them with homework, general advice, SAT prep, and college essays.

The Environmental Action Committee (EAC) works to promote individual, community, and institutional sustainability through the lens of environmental justice in the Greater Boston and Global Community.

PBHA's HARMONY Mentoring (HARMONY) serves the Cambridge community by enlisting college students to provide free one-on-one music lessons to low-income K-12 mentees.

Looking for a fun, low-commitment way to make a big impact? PBHA’s HOOPS is an afterschool volunteer program that introduces elementary school students to the fundamentals of basketball while building confidence, teamwork, and community. Through games, drills, and mentorship, volunteers help create

PBHA's Keylatch Afterschool program provides youth from Boston's South End and Lower Roxbury with a high quality, enriching experience outside the classroom. Keylatch staff, families, and community leaders engage the youth in activities designed to allow them to explore new opportunities, deepen cul

MHASP is an after school program for children in grades 1-8 who live in Mission Main or Alice Taylor housing developments. The program takes place at the Mission Main Community Center located at 43 Smith Street. Volunteers take the PBHA van or M2 bus from Harvard to Mission Hill at 3:30pm. Non-Har

The Boston Refugee Youth Enrichment Program is a field trip based mentoring program aimed at helping recently immigrated and refugee status youth of Dorchester Massachusetts.

PBHA’s HARMONY (Harvard and Radcliffe Musical Outreach to Neighborhood Youth) Afterschool aims to bring afterschool group music instruction to local Cambridge elementary school children, who might not otherwise have access to music enrichment opportunities.

In 2020, senior counselors and directors from the South Boston Outreach Summer program recognized the need to provide free and accessible educational programming to the residents of South Boston's public housing developments during the academic year. To address this need, they revitalized the Southi

PBHA’s Student Theater Advancing Growth and Empowerment (STAGE) aims to help 3rd and 4th graders break out of their shells, explore self-confidence, creativity, and grow upon their knowledge of theater. Standard lessons look like a bunch of games and icebreakers, followed by a lesson plan that teach