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Spoken-word and rap is a new angle for HOP fundraisers in their 14-year history, which usually occur once per semester. “We usually try to pick a fun and interesting theme for our fundraisers,” Chou says, “and once people find out about the HOP [in this way] they are usually very excited...
...started in 1990 by a handful of Harvard professors who sought to “solve the problem of homelessness structurally,” Chou says, because while so many programs focus strictly on fighting homelessness with shelters, programs to help people in danger of becoming homeless in the first place are few and far between...
...aims to prevent homelessness by providing aid in the form of generous loans to “people in tough financial circumstances, with no access to loans from banks, and [who] have bad credit history,” says Chou. In addition to offering loans worth one or two months’ rent to people in danger of eviction, according to Chou, HOP also aids those already homeless to get back on their feet by “provid[ing] money to people in homeless shelters for help with housing...
Apparently the efforts have worked thus far, as these twice-annual benefits continue to thrive, and many organizations such as Project Help and Lend a Helping Hand often collaborate with the Housing Opportunity Program’s efforts to help truncate the evictions of, according to Chou, “50,000 people per year in the greater Boston area...
...remarkable display of talent featured at Friday night’s venue, the benefit raised over $300 for HOP. The sum total for this year is less than last semester’s $500 because the ticket price was reduced to $3 from last semester’s $5. Chou, who reassured that “all proceeds go toward the loan fund,” was extremely pleased with Friday night’s outcome, for in the words of performer MC Mikal, “a benefit show is meant to uplift, and HOP is working hard...