WHO
WE ARE
OUR STORY
Our co-founders, Sam Greenberg and Sarah Rosenkrantz, opened Y2Y Harvard Square in December 2015, because we believe that all young people should have a safe place to sleep and the resources they need to succeed. Our founding team met while volunteering at Phillip Brooks House Association’s Harvard Square Homeless Shelter (HSHS), where during their service, they saw more and more young people come through their doors. Over the course of several years, we learned that young adults needed a youth-driven space because they didn’t feel safe staying in adult shelters. However, the youth-run HSHS was consistently regarded as a safe space for young people. Given that there were only 12 beds specifically for young adults in Greater Boston, it was critical to work to meet this need. In deep partnership with PBHA, we convened a broad, diverse group of stakeholders and worked together to open student-run Y2Y Harvard Square.
OUR TEAM
ARI TAYLOR
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Senior Manager of Development
BENJAMIN GAYTAN RIOS
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Program Coordinator,
Y2Y Harvard Square
CAMERON VAN FOSSEN
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Executive Director
FAIZA HAFEEZ
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Data & Operations Coordinator
KRISTEN MORROW
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Data Manager
MATT BARSALOU
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Student & Community Coordinator, Y2Y NHV
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Strategy & Logistics Manager
(Contract)
SHARON SCOTT
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Finance & Admin Manager
NDAZIONA NDAFOOKA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOB GIANNINO
Ansin President & Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
JAMILA BRADLEY
Independent Consultant
MARIA DOMINGUEZ GRAY
Class of 1955 Executive Director, Phillips Brooks House Association, Inc.
SKYLER BRADER
Sr. Manager, Portfolio Accounting, The Baupost Group
SUE DALELIO
Senior Advisor to the CEO, BUILD
GENEVIVE WALKER
CEO & President, Conncecticut Center for Arts and Technology
KEVIN JENNINGS
Chief Executive Officer, Lambda Legal
MINA MAKARIOUS
Partner, Anderson & Kreiger
SIVA EMANI
Medical Student, Harvard Medical School
TRE'ANDRE VALENTINE
Executive Director, Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition