Boston 4 Social Change

In celebration of International Women’s Day, the International Institute of New England united women around Boston to recognize the achievements of female immigrants and business leaders. The IINE is an organization dedicated to protecting and helping refugees and immigrants. Their program includes refugee resettlement, job training, legal services, and English …

Earlier this month, Boston Scores celebrated 20 years of serving Boston youth with a gala event held in the Seaport District. The Boston Scores story began in 1998 with the mission being to provide after-school soccer and enrichment programs to urban youth. Initially, the non-profit only served students in grades …

A decade has passed since a small group of students from the Harvard Graduate School of Design met with Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners In Health, to design the first hospital in Butaro, Rwanda. The integrated model of design that the Harvard students collaborated with Partners In Health led to …

Gail’s Snowden retirement as CEO of Freedom House in 2013 resulted in a transitional stage for the non-profit. It was Gail’s parents, Muriel and Otto, who founded Freedom House in 1949 as an organization that committed to neighborhood improvement, quality education and racial and religious harmony in Boston. Five years …

Friends of the Children is a non-profit organization that provides children from high-risk communities with a professional mentor that guides them from kindergarten right through to graduation from high school. The non-profit, established in Portland, Oregon in 1993 is now based in 11 locations across the United States including Boston, …

Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Bridge) is a Downtown Boston based non-profit organization that has been in existence for almost a half century, battling to prevent long-term homelessness for vulnerable youths so they may become self-sufficient. Since 1970, Bridge has strived to provide life changing services for homeless and high-risk youth …

Thirty years after its formation, the Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance (MHSA) was recognized for its innovative approach to ending homelessness in March 2018 with the $100,000 Hearst Health Prize for Excellence in Population Health. MHSA President & Executive Director Joe Finn accepted the prize for the non-profits Home & …

Room to Grow is a three-year program that solely supports low-income families with parenting education and material goods to ensure their children have the right skills to thrive from the start of their lives. The non-profit organization is based in both New York and Boston. The Boston office, situated on …

The Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA) have been a permanent fixture in the grounds of the famous Harvard Yard for over 100 years. The association’s building is located in the top left corner of the yard upon entering through Morgan Gate on Massachusetts Avenue and has been there since 1900. …