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Painting a picture of Uni-Lu duties in broad strokes, Seider describes the difference between the soup kitchens he's volunteered at--which just serve meals--and shelters like the student-run Uni-Lu, that offer the homeless a warm, safe haven from the streets of Cambridge...
...holidays can be a really hard time to be homeless," says Seider, who also volunteered at Uni-Lu along with about 30 other students during winter break last year...
...native of Needham, Mass., Seider is no stranger to working with the homeless over the holidays. He describes volunteering at soup kitchens during Christmas as a "family tradition" that both he and sister Wendy Seider '00 carried with them to Harvard. Wendy, also a regular Uni-Lu volunteer, may not plan on returning to campus during break, but Seider--always the volunteer recruiter--says he will most likely be "dragging her along" with...
Seider says his sister chose to get involved with Uni-Lu on her own, just as he did. Thanks to the enthusiasm of a prefect, Seider started volunteering at Uni-Lu soon after he arrived at Harvard. Despite his initial aversion to "being in charge of or comping anything," Seider's deepening interest in the shelter lead him to become more involved...
During nights staffing with three other volunteers at Uni-Lu, preparing meals, playing checkers or just chatting with nightly guests, Seider says he has gained a "deeper understanding" of what homelessness means...