At our 2025 Beach Ball, the Camp Harbor View community came together to celebrate the incredible legacy of our co-founder, Jack Connors, Jr.

The video below underlines Jack’s vision for Boston’s youth and it offers a sneak peak inside the Connors Leadership Academy space, opening at the Southline Building in Dorchester in 2026.

As a tireless advocate for Boston’s future leaders, Jack brought together hundreds of supporters to ensure that the programs he helped to create will thrive long after he left us. Connors passed away in 2024 at age 82.

“These kids don’t have an endowment,” Jack’s son and CHV Board Member John Connors III says in the video. “And Camp Harbor View is creating that. That’s the opportunity.”

To help build Jack’s legacy, please consider supporting CHV’s Forever Fund, ensuring that our lifechanging family and teens partnerships continue to thrive for many, many years to come.