Youth Services
ABCD
Fifth Floor
Boston
Things Gwen Finds Interesting
1

This is the department that youth services falls under

What is ET&Y

1

Founded in 1962 this non profit was started with the aim to help individuals and families out of poverty

What is ABCD?

1

A mystery in the office, this item was secretly put up in the lobby of the fifth floor. 

What is the fifth floor pride flag?

1

Located in the heart of the Boston common, this shallow pool is host to ice skating in the winter and dipping your feet in cool water during the summer.

What is the frog pond?

1

Located in Nova Scotia this bay has the highest tides in the world.

What is the Bay of Fundy

2

This is youth services senior case manager

Who is Steven! 

2

After John Drew's retirement, this person was promoted to the current CEO position at ABCD

Who is Sharon Scott Chandler?
2

Due to scheduling issues, these three coworkers have yet to receive a bunny of them on the holiday wall. 

Who are Miriam, Libby and Brittney?

2

established in 1635 this is the first public school in America.

What is the Boston Latin Academy?
2

A mascot of the trans community, this toy plush is sold at IKEA and its purchase is often considered a pilgrimage for transgirls. 

What is Blahaj?

3

These are the five available programs for youth in youth services

What is Summerworks, Career Exploration, WorkSMART, Level Up, and YEA!

3

The person who founded ABCD

Who is Melnea Cass

3

Located in the main lobby is a hand drawn portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg with the inspirational quote, "Women belong in all spaces where decisions are being made." This portrait was bought and donated by who?

Who is Laura Janvrin?

3

This neighborhood comprising 6 square miles and over 100,000 people is Boston's most populous neighborhood. 

What is Dorchester?

3

This shark located in the frigid arctic waters can live for over 400 years and is jokingly called the pee shark in some online communities

What is the greenland shark?

4

The true WorkSmart acronym.

(Not the one Yazmin says)

What is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound 

4

This formal dinner is hosted yearly at ABCD to commemorate those who make the community a better place!

What is the Community Heroes Celebration

4

This is the location of the 40$ easter egg hidden by Gwen during the 2023 office easter egg hunt.

What are the flowers in the entrance to OSY?

4

The first subways system in America and third oldest in the world provided service to these five stations as early as September of 1897

What is Boylston, Park Street, Scollay Square, Adams Square, and Haymarket

4

On the southern border, this highway traverses the entire Southern US starting in Los Angeles California and ends in Jacksonville Florida

What is I-10?

5

Our beloved and top admin professional Arthur has been in youth services for this many years!

What is 13 years?


We're so glad to have ya Arthur!

5

This department served the most members of the Boston community at a whopping 5,648 people during the 2023 Fiscal year

What is Asset development?

5

This is the number of Googly Eye sets located on the fifth floor

What is 19?

5

This highway traverses every state between Seattle Washington and Boston MA making it the longest highway in America

What is I-90?

5

This predator is the most successful in the world catching a whopping 95% of the prey it chases down.

What are dragonflies?