Archive for September, 2009

STRIVE

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PBHA’s STRIVE is a mentoring program for teenagers with sickle cell disease. The full acronym stands for Sickle cell Teens Raising awareness, Initiating change, Voicing opinions, and Empowering themselves. The full name encapsulates the values of the program. We aim to build a support network

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Native American Youth Enrichment Program (NAYEP) – Big Sibling

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PBHA’s NAYEP Big Sib is a mentoring extension of the Native American Youth Enrichment Program. For more information, see NAYEP under Summer Programs or contact David Billing (billing.david@gmail.com) or Linda Zhang (zhang53@fas.harvard.edu).

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Student Theater Advancing Growth and Empowerment (STAGE)

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PBHA’s Harvard STAGE (Student Theater Advancing Growth and Empowerment) is a theater and public service organization under the umbrella of PBHA. We provide a weekly theater program for youth in the Greater Boston community. Throughout the school year STAGE members work with middle and elementary

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South Boston After-School

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PBHA’s South Boston After School (SAS) is an arts-based literacy program for low-income youth who reside in South Boston. SAS utilizes an enrichment curriculum to promote the positive youth development of first and second graders who attend the James F. Condon Elementary School. SAS strives

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Roxbury Youth Initiative Term

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PBHA’s Roxbury Youth Initiative Term-Time strives to provide continuous, year-round academic and emotional support to youth of our summer program (Roxbury Youth Initiative). Our main focus is on homework and academic help and providing a safe, educational space for youth after the school day. We

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Peer Health Exchange

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PBHA’s Peer Health Exchange teaches health workshops to high school students who urgently need them. Peer Health Exchange’s mission is to give teenagers the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy decisions. We do this by training college students to teach a comprehensive health

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South Boston Outreach Big Sibling

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PBHA’s South Boston Outreach Big Sibling is a one-on-one mentoring program that matches volunteers with children ages 6-13. Our little siblings come primarily from three major housing projects in the South Boston area and are all participants in the South Boston Outreach Summer Program. As

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