ANNUAL REPORT FY18 phillips brooks house association Dear PBHA Supporters, PBHA’s work during FY18 has been grounded in our fundamental commitment to access and inclusivity at every level of our organization. Looking back at the year past, we are reminded of a quote from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King on the universal power of service: “Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve…You don’t have to know Einstein’s theory of relativity to serve...You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love.” In many ways, the theme of the year past is integrally tied to our efforts to increase diversity and inclusivity of all types within PBHA. We are so grateful for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s 15-year commitment to strengthen PBHA’s ability to support our students with high financial need who are engaged in year-round service and increase diversity among our public service leaders. The Priscilla Chan Stride Service Program (formerly known as Stride-Rite) will furnish scholarships for 40 low-income students a year so that they may participate in service leadership at the same level as their peers. Last summer, our Summer Urban Program (SUP) provided 830 campers with the tools to bridge diversity and work collaboratively. Our Boston Refugee Youth Enrichment Program (BRYE) and Refugee Youth Summer Enrichment Program (RYSE) camps continued to welcome recent immigrant communities, offering quality, low-cost summer care and support to youth learning English as a second language. A SUP-wide emphasis on restorative justice helped resolve conflicts in a collective way, ensuring that all parties left discussions with a shared vision of how to move forward. Collabo- rations, like the one between camps in Chinatown, Franklin Hill, Franklin Field, and recent immigrant communities enabled our campers to celebrate each other’s unique backgrounds and experiences. This commitment to inclusivity was also reflected in events and initiatives throughout the year. At our 11th Annual Robert Coles “Call of Service” Lecture and Award, we were excited to honor Nihad Awad, Executive Director and National Founder of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), for his work advocating for Muslim rights, peace, and social change. His message of unity and support struck an especially strong chord in a turbulent national political climate. Centrally, PBHA has codified its commitment to fostering collaboration and openness through a new set of strategic priorities, one of which focuses exclusively on diversity and inclusion. We are so thankful to you for your support of PBHA’s mission, and we are excited to continue working with our thousands of constituents to build a more equitable, inclusive, and just world. In service, Maria Dominguez Gray Leszek Krol ‘18 Class of 1955 Executive Director President 2 | PBHA Annual Report MISSION & IMPACT PBHA strives for social justice. As a student-run organization, we draw upon the creative initiative of students and community members to foster collaboration that empowers individuals and communities. Through social service and social action, PBHA endeavors to meet community needs while advocating structural change. PBHA seeks to promote social awareness and community involvement at Harvard and beyond. 42 26 income-eligible hours of training undergraduates prepared incoming received PBHA Priscilla student officers as part Chan Stride of PBHA’s Nonprofit ScholarshipsBY to engage THEManagement Intensive. in year-round, meaningful service. 914 youth (K-12) participated in PBHA’s Summer 1,136 Urban Program socioeconomically teens156 participated as disadvantaged clients mentees and junior (SUP). received information on counselors in Leaders! small claims procedure Term-Time and Summer from PBHA’s Small Programs from February Claims Advisory Service 2017 to February 2018. NUMBERS(SCAS). “Everyone who volunteers is there for a good reason. People are welcoming and kind, and I felt prepared and supported to do my job well.” Volunteer, Harvard Square Homeless Shelter (HSHS) 3 | PBHA Annual Report Condensed Statement of Financial Position Condensed Statement of Activities Current Assets $2,209,324 Total Operating Revenue & Support $4,344,481 Temporarily Restricted Assets $1,703,777 Total Operating Expenses $4,073,060 Endowment & Investments $4,230,547 Net Property & Equipment $1,130,083 Change in Net Assets from Operations $271,421 Total Assets $8,180,350 Total Net Assets, Beginning of Year $6,772,416 Total Liabilities $681,434 Total Net Assets, End of Year $7,498,916 Net Assets $7,498,916 4 | PBHA Annual Report A STRIDE TO THE FUTURE By Connie Cheng ‘18 Photo by Kris Snibbe In November, PBHA was delight- financially feasible for Priscilla to on financial aid who participate ed to announced a 15-year com- pursue her passion for service in summer service experienc- mitment from the Chan Zucker- through Franklin After School es sponsored by the Center for berg Initiative (CZI) to support Enrichment (FASE). As part of Public Interest Careers (CPIC), students with high financial need the announcement festivities, the Institute of Politics (IOP), and engaged in year-round service Priscilla returned to Franklin to PBHA. and increase diversity among spend an afternoon with for- service leaders. Building on a mer and current volunteers and Two years ago, PBHA convened 35-year tradition with hundreds participants, before addressing 60 former Stride scholars, who of alumni, the Priscilla Chan student leaders on campus, in- shared with students and staff Stride Service Program removes cluding members of this year’s and how the program shaped financial barriers and provides inaugural cohort of the Priscilla their college experiences and ca- leadership development for 40 Chan Stride Service Program. reers in education, medicine, law, low-income students so they can and beyond. The mobilization commit to public service at the Funding for the program is part of alumni so eager to give back same level as their peers. The of a larger $12.1 million grant greatly strengthened the pro- program will also continue to to benefit low-income students gram’s case for support. offer postgraduate fellowships engaged in public service at every year for seniors pursuing a Harvard College. The grant also As a condition of the grant, gifts lifetime of service. establishes the Priscilla Chan to PBHA made through the Har- Summer Service Award through vard College Fund’s “General For CZI co-founder Priscilla Harvard’s Phillips Brooks House Support of the PBHA Fund” (310- Chan ’07 (top right), expanding (PBH) Center for Public Service 330584RG) are now eligible for access to service opportunities and Engaged Scholarship, which class credit to encourage others is deeply personal. While a stu- will cover the summer earn- to support the ongoing needs of dent at Harvard, PBHA made it ings contribution of students all our service programs. 5 | PBHA Annual Report 2017 Priscilla Chan Stride Postgraduate In 2017, PBHA awarded four Zainub Dhanani (top right)Fellows re- er for the Ohio Student’s Asso- members of the Class of 2017 turned home to Atlanta to devlop ciation, working to build youth Priscilla Chan Stride Postgrad- programming that addresses the leadership in college and high- uate Fellowships to engage in gaps in reproductive and sexual school chapters to address the a year-long, entrepreneurial, healthcare access and educa- most pressing social issues in high-impact service project. tion for Muslim women. Marwa Ohio and the nation. Rina Pad- The fellows, who each received Harp (top second from left) re- ua (bottom, second from right) awards of up to $30,000 to put turned to Teen Grant Initiative is working with Greater Boston their vision for social change into to support the devlopment of its Legal Services to develop acces- action, were devoted to service current cohort of young Muslim sible online information and to as undergraduates and have leaders. Kevin O’Donnell (bot- increase training capacity in the made a future lifetime commit- tom left; photo by Ariel Dee) is community for tenant groups. ment to service. currently serving as an organiz- 6 | PBHA Annual Report “To Robert and David, The intense sense of belonging I and countless others felt in PBHA was in no small part because of your presence and your cultivation of an inclusive hello, and caring culture.” GOODBYEIn 2017, PBHA bid fare- respectively. Phyllis well to three of its lon- Fallon (middle right) gest serving staff mem- said goodbye after 18 bers. David Dance ‘74 years of service to PBHA. (top right) and Robert Taking their places are Bridgeman (top left) three new staff mem- shared a retirement bers (below) whom we party in the fall after 15 have welcomed to our and 24 years on staff, PBHA team! Matias Ramos Laurie Chroney Tonni Swaby Director of Programs Director of Programs Financial Associate 7 | PBHA Annual Report NEW LEADERSHIP PRIORITIES: Immigrant Justice During the summer courses. By operating at of 2017, PBHA’s Chi- times when other area natown ESL and Cit- providers could not, we izenship moved pro- were able to serve more gramming back into than 100 Chinese Chinatown, at the Chi- adult immigrants per nese Consolidated Be- week with free ESL/nat- nevolent Association, uralization assistance. for the first time in Most importantly, the more than a decade. move to Chinatown With a core of 10 tu- helped us reconnect tors and directors, the with the working-class programs began offer- Chinatown-based stu- ing three weekday eve- dents that it was origi- ning and two weekend nally formed to serve. Anwar Omeish ‘19 Student Labor Action Movement (SLAM) Incoming PBHA President As the political climate groups, we supported a has become increas- campus statement and ingly anti-immigrant, demonstration urging PBHA students have Senate Democrats to been fighting alongside pass a clean DREAM immigrant communi- Act.