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Grace McDonald
Nov 223 min read
Legislative Briefing on the MA ID Bill
“If I can’t get a job without an ID, how do I get the money to get an ID? That is the cycle of [young adult] homelessness that is so...
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Mari Brooks
Sep 6, 20233 min read
Op-Ed: My Journey with Homelessness
When I first became “homeless,” I was 16 years old, and it was because I was having a lot of issues at home. The situation was very...
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Jacob Landau
Mar 2, 20235 min read
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...
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Sam Goodman
Nov 10, 20224 min read
Youth Homelessness Awareness Month: Challenging Harmful Stereotypes With Lived Experiences
When you think of homelessness, what comes to mind? Many think of people sleeping on the street, or individuals walking by cars asking...
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Jacob Landau
Aug 25, 20223 min read
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...
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Hope Pollard
Dec 17, 20213 min read
Surviving the Holidays
When many people think about the holiday season, they picture themselves surrounded by friends and family, sitting around a table full of...
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April Tate
Jul 23, 20215 min read
The Foster-Care-to-Homelessness Pipeline
Transitioning From State Foster Care to Adulthood Each year, 20,000-30,000 young adults nationally, including 600-1,000+ in...
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Emma MacKenzie
Jun 24, 20215 min read
‘Costing Us All’: The Troubling Prevalence of LGBTQ Young Adult Homelessness
June is Pride Month—that time of year to commemorate the history, challenges, and contributions of the LGBTQ community. As we celebrate...
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Aaron Lai
May 28, 20214 min read
The ‘Crushing’ Cycle of Homelessness and Mental Illness
When Janet Smith, an alumna of Breaktime, speaks about her past experience with homelessness, she describes a personal battle complicated...
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Ben Workman
Mar 9, 20215 min read
Black and Homeless: Reflecting on Racial Inequities in America’s Homeless Population
Mikayla Woodberry, an Alumna of Breaktime, has a blunt message about how our nation is failing Black Americans experiencing homelessness:...
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Kabrien Johnson
Jan 30, 20216 min read
Op-Ed: How stereotypes and social stigmas made my experience with homelessness even more difficult
This article was written by Kabrien Johnson, alumna of Breaktime, with an introduction written by Helen He. Introduction “I feel like the...
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Emma MacKenzie
Dec 30, 20206 min read
Homeless During the Holidays
While many of us view the holidays with festive joy, the cold climate and societal traditions make this time of year especially...
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