Phillips Brooks House Association

Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA) is the largest student organization at Harvard College, with more than 70 programs and 1,200 student volunteers. It is an independent student-run, staff supported public service and social justice organization providing a variety of services to the Greater Boston community. Each year, 20 elected student officers and the organization's Cabinet, made of the student directors of the many service programs, guide policy decisions and work with communities to provide services.

PBHA programs effect change through service and activism in partnership with local communities. Founded in 1904, it has been at the heart of the progressive Harvard culture and student development for over a century. PBHA is its own non-profit, but also works closely with Harvard and the larger Phillip Brooks House department, which was founded in the 2000s.

PBHA includes Y2Y, the nation's first youth homeless shelter, which was opened in 2015. It was the launching ground for the Living Wage campaign at Harvard, is home to the movement to divest from fossil fuels, and in the 1960s was the central meeting ground for civil rights activists. PBHA's Summer Urban Program, a summer camp designed to fight summer learning in low-income Boston and Cambridge communities, was recognized by Michelle Obama. Other programs, such as the Alzheimer's Buddies program or the Strong Women Strong Girls mentoring program, have spread nation-wide and now have branches at many other universities.

More information can be found at pbha.org.

Termtime Programs

Summer Programs

Summer Urban Program (SUP)

The Summer Urban Program consists of 9 camps in Boston and 3 in Cambridge:

Other Summer Programs

Alumni

References

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