Programs

  • Program 1 [2021]

    SUMMER PROGRAMS - EARLY IN 2020, AS IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 WOULD EXTEND THROUGH THE SUMMER, THE SUP MODEL WAS ADAPTED FOR ONLINE DELIVERY. PBHA OFFERED 10 SUMMER DAY CAMPS WHICH RAN FOR 5 WEEKS. OVER 550 YOUTH PARTICIPATED FROM REMOTE LOCATIONS IN CAMBRIDGE, BOSTON, AND SURROUNDING AREAS. PBHA EXPANDED THEIR PROGRAMMING TO INCLUDE: VIRTUAL PHYSICAL EDUCATION LESSONS, VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS, INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS, GUEST SPEAKERS, SOCIO-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, EMOTIONAL LITERACY, ONLINE BOOK GROUPS, AND THE ARTS. SOME SUP EXPENSES WERE ALSO PIVOTED TO MEET THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF FAMILIES BY PROVIDING IPADS, CHROMEBOOKS, INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPLY KITS, AND FOOD INSECURITY SUPPORT.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Feb 1, 2020 – Jan 31, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $823K

  • Program 2 [2021]

    TERM PROGRAMS - TERM TIME PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON RESPONDING TO THE INEQUALITIES THAT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC REVEALED. PBHA PROVIDED EMERGENCY SUPPORT TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN THE AREA AND QUICKLY DEVELOPED NEW MODELS TO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR CONSTITUENTS. THE HSHS AND Y2Y SHELTERS IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO RUN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS TO SUPPORT POPULATIONS AT RISK. HSHS MOVED TO A STREET OUTREACH MODEL AND DELIVERED SERVICES TO PERSONS IN NEED. 40 PROGRAMS MOVED TO ONLINE AND VIRTUAL SERVICES INCLUDING: ADULT EDUCATION, PRISONER EDUCATION, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, ELDER SERVICES, OUT OF SCHOOL ENRICHMENT, ARTS ENRICHMENT, MENTORING, ADVOCACY, AND HEALTH AND HOUSING.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Feb 1, 2020 – Jan 31, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $792.4K

  • Program 3 [2021]

    SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS - THE PRISCILLA CHAN STRIDE SERVICE PROGRAM FUND SUPPORTS STUDENTS OF DIVERSE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BACKGROUNDS. DURING 2020 COHORTS ADOPTED THEIR PROJECTS TO ADDRESS COVID-19. ADAPTATIONS INCLUDED ONLINE MENTORING AND YOUTH PROGRAMMING, ALTERING PROGRAM SIZE, AND PIVOTING FOCUS TO DIRECT NEEDS. PBHA ASSISTS STUDENTS BECOME LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES BOTH AS UNDERGRADUATES AND BEYOND. TO DO THIS, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES REFLECTION AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, MENTORSHIP, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Feb 1, 2020 – Jan 31, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $497.4K