"Students & Communities Partnering for Social Change"

PBHA is a student-run public service organization at Harvard University.

Consisting of 72 program committees, over 1,800 student volunteers, and serving close to 10,000 constituents in the Cambridge and Boston area, PBHA is an organization dedicated to Social Service and Social Action. 

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 and promote social awareness and community involvement at Harvard and beyond.

Harvard Club of Boston Nonprofit Management Fellow with the Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA) Application, due April 30!

Learn about Phillips Brooks House Association Alumni (PBHAA), our new alumni organization!

Our Web Site

Our Organization: Learn about PBHA, our mission, history, and programs; browse our newsletters and other publications; read recent articles about PBHA; take a look at our links page; and meet the people who make PBHA run!

For Students: Here is information about volunteering, Stride Rite, E4SA, and SUP.  You might also want to familiarize yourself with our volunteer code of ethics, PBHA's calendar, and the Harvard public service training calendar.

For Friends of PBHA: Not a student but would like to become involved?  Contact us here, and while you are at it, tell us about yourself and/or let us know if you would like to receive email updates.

Directors' login portal here.

Support our Work!

With a little we do so much!  Our community service programs rely on the generosity of individual donors - alumni and friends of PBHA who understand the value of PBHA's dual-focused mission – providing much-needed programs to Greater Boston that meet community needs while simultaneously offering vital experiences to generations of student leaders in service and activism. 

Please consider making an online donation on our secure Web page - if you prefer, you can honor a friend or loved one through your gift to PBHA. Designate your gift in honor or in memory of a friend or loved one or to recognize special occasions and holidays. We will send an attractive card to the address you specify notifying them of your generous donation.