Student Music Project turns community spaces into places of learning, participation, and connection — on the bandstand at Wally’s Cafe and inside Boston senior housing communities.
years of jam sessions at Wally’s Cafe
older adults served in 2026
senior housing communities
guests at each event
events since 2024
Senior Music & Lunch figures reflect five events in spring 2026 reported to our FY26 Expanding Engagement Grant (about 40 guests per event). Since 2024 the program has held 10+ events, reaching an estimated 400+ older adults (about 40 guests per event). Student Music Project continues a Wally’s Cafe jam-session tradition dating to the early 1960s.
Doris Bunte Apartments (Roxbury) · Dorchester House (Dorchester) · Cardinal Medeiros Manor (Dorchester) · John Boyle O’Reilly Apartments · Bradley Housing · Wally’s Cafe Jazz Club
Senior Shield (digital safety) and Fresh to Door (fresh produce) are growing programs; Fresh to Door is launching, so it has no distribution figures yet.
