Yi-Chin Chen

Yi-Chin Chen serves as the Executive Director of Friends of the Children – Boston, an organization dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty by providing youth facing the toughest challenges with 12.5 years of relentless professional mentoring from kindergarten to high school graduation, no matter what. She is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the organization and managing the day-to-day operations. Since joining Friends – Boston in late 2015, Yi-Chin has led the effort to successfully elevate the organization’s public profile as the ONLY organization in the state of Massachusetts making a long-term, unconditional, commitment of support to children facing the toughest challenges utilizing a professional mentoring model.