PBHA's Cambridge Youth Enrichment Program
Summer camp run by college students offering academic enrichment, field trips, and workshops for low-income children at three Cambridge sites.
About
PBHA's Cambridge Youth Enrichment Program, or CYEP, began in 1982 through the joint efforts of Harvard students and parents from Roosevelt Towers, a public housing development in East Cambridge.
What they do
- Artistic, cultural, and service-learning workshops
- Educational field trips
- Overnight camping trips and a final trip
- Mornings of academic enrichment for campers
- Senior counselors teach a classroom with a self-designed academic curriculum
- Directors train and supervise staff and manage finances
Mission, in their words
To prevent summer learning loss and provide an academic foundation from which students may follow their own curiosity; to inspire creativity and ambition in campers, foster cooperation, and forge ties between youth, parents, and community members.
More links
- PBHA program pageHarvard directory
Sources
- Cambridge Youth Enrichment Program — PBHAHarvard page · seen Oct 29, 2026
- PBHA ProgramsHarvard page · seen Sep 30, 2026
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