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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...
...These students who devote their Saturday nights to volunteering at UniLu??the only college student-run homeless shelter in the nation, according to volunteer coordinator Jill F. Stockwell ’08—do so out of a desire to make a real difference in the world, not to pad resumes. In their view, the homeless denizens of Harvard Square that we constantly walk past and all too often ignore provide tangible evidence of unfairness and inequality in society...
...that come over Christmas are for the most part a different group than the ones that come every day.” Though UNILU is unaffiliated with the Lutheran Church, members of the church also contribute to fill the vacation gaps—for example, by donating food for UNILU??s kitchen, according to Stockwell. In addition to the e-mail list of break volunteers, UNILU recruits by e-mailing as many lists as possible, such as House lists and other community lists on campus. All volunteers commit to a certain slot which they must keep...
Because of Acting Governor Jane Swift’s statewide budget cuts, the organization that provides the majority of Unilu??s funds—the Massachusetts Housing And Shelter Alliance—has cut the shelter’s yearly budget by 11 percent, about $5,500, according to Unilu Financial Director Julia G. Kiechel...
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