Word: homeless
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...then there are the homeless in the Square. We rarely give money. We hate it when they open the door to CVS for us, because we'll feel obligated to give on the way out. "She tells you to have a nice day to make you feel guilty." "He was wearing a Nautica jacket and begging for change. What's up with that?" "He smells." "She's fat." I have heard worse, often from the very same students who rave about their public service programs. In those moments, I know Harvard students do not care about the poor...
...cynics, this Jekyll-and-Hyde complex regarding the homeless isn't puzzling at all: Harvard students, they argue, are two-faced, selfish and career-driven. They join public service programs only to boost their resumes and then show their true colors when dealing with the poor in the Square...
...deny that kids are needy, but the emphasis on children is surprising because the needs of adults--prisoners, homeless, single mothers, illiterates, drug addicts--by far outweigh that of youngsters. Yet of the over 70 programs at PBHA, a vast majority serve kids. Of its 16 summer programs, only two--the shelter and a teaching program--help adults...
...this relevant? Children share what author Jonathan Kozol refers to as the "equality of innocence." We know kids are not responsible for their situation because their youth exempts them from personal responsibility. Explanations we give for their poverty sound very common-sensical as a result: They are homeless because there is no affordable housing in Boston. They are poor because there are no jobs for their parents. They fail school because they do not speak English...
...cultural center needed a building in the middle of campus, and the Sanctuary, a homeless shelter at 74 Mt. Auburn St., was happy to oblige. The center could have the building, if the University was willing to approve...