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Barrios was a volunteer at the shelter??then known as “UniLu” for its location in the basement of the University Lutheran Church—beginning his freshman year at Harvard. He said that late nights collecting food donations from local restaurants and buying pizza from Pinnochio’s for the shelter??s guests inspired his career in public service...
...addition to being the only shelter in the country exclusively staffed by undergraduate volunteers, it is one of the most inexpensively-run shelters in Massachusetts, according to the shelter??s directors...
...addition to the volunteers—both undergraduate and Cantabrigian—who organize the shelter??s day-to-day operation, the student directors have also developed a team of “resource advocates.” These students are trained by professional lawyers and social workers and help guests with the technical details of applying for jobs and housing...
...expand their services, the shelter is trying to arrange an endowment to be managed by the Harvard Management Company, according to one of the shelter??s directors, Eleanor R. Wilking ’09. The shelter currently receives the majority of its funding from the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance...
Many at last night’s events praised the shelter??s ability to bridge the gap between Harvard and the surrounding community...