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Beyond the Surface: Tackling Hidden Homelessness and Building Lasting Solutions in Boston
Addressing hidden homelessness requires support as well as comprehensive strategies to ensure long-term stability.
Connor Schoen
Sep 27, 20243 min read
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Pride and Joy: In Living Color
"Pride is about showing up as your authentic self, but many of us have fought so hard to just still be here. That being said, the side of...
Jacob Landau
Jun 27, 20243 min read
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Get Involved to End Young Adult Homelessness
REFA staff and members volunteering with Breaktime for a supply drive in 2023. Across the country, local nonprofit organizations are able...
Hannah Hines
Apr 18, 20243 min read
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National Social Work Month
National Social Work Month is honored every March in an effort to celebrate the social work profession. The National Association of...
Breaktime
Mar 14, 20242 min read
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Considering the Value in Goodbye: Social Work Relationship Endings
Anthony, Breaktime Associate, and Natasha Adeyemi, Community Outreach Director I am one small chapter in the lives of the Associates I...
Sloane Seaman
Aug 3, 20234 min read
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Fighting for What’s Right
The importance of policy work in breaking the cycle of young adult homelessness If there’s one thing that affects every aspect of our...
Farrah Ridoré and Aashish Palikhey
Jul 11, 20233 min read
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Championing Social Justice through Social Work
“What really drove my passion in social work school was the links that I found between the child welfare system, the residential facility...
Jacob Landau
Mar 2, 20235 min read
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Building Job Security: How Transitional Employment Facilitates Ending Young Adult Homelessness
“More often than not, homeless people become homeless through circumstances that they can’t control…we’re so attached to the idea that it...
Jacob Landau
Aug 25, 20223 min read
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Remaining True to Our Mission: Breaktime’s work throughout the pandemic
The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to reflect. From “new year, new me” posts to new years resolutions, it’s a perfect time...
Jimena Chavez
Jan 11, 20223 min read
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November is National Youth Homelessness Awareness Month
Homelessness shapes lives, and our society’s engagement with those affected by housing insecurity shapes homelessness as a social...
Jacob Landau
Nov 2, 20214 min read
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Op-Ed: A Letter to Myself: Lessons From Three Years of Breaktime
About three years ago, as a freshman at Harvard University and just days after founding Breaktime with Connor, I wrote a letter to my...
Tony Shu
Jul 6, 20217 min read
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