“What really drove my passion in social work school was the links that I found between the child welfare system, the residential facility...

The increase in rates of homelessness in the past four years has proven that homelessness is not only a social or economic issue, but one...

The United States population is approximately 330 million people, representing 5% of the world’s occupants. However, the so-called Land...

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Housing Shortage in Boston & Beyond In 2022, Boston was ranked fourth in cities facing the worst housing shortages and fourteenth in a...

“More often than not, homeless people become homeless through circumstances that they can’t control…we’re so attached to the idea that it...

As we enter the hot months of summer, many of us retreat to the comfort of our homes, protected from the sun and often cooled by fans and...

On June 24, 2022, in the middle of Breaktime’s Launchpad graduation, a shadow fell over our office, as the graduation audience looked...

Photo by Isaac Quesada on Unsplash Earlier this year, hospitals were having a crisis. With more young adults seeking care for mental...

Every year, disasters such as hurricanes, floods, tornados, wildfires, landslides, and beyond ravage communities across the United...

The term “public health crisis” has taken on a whole new meaning in the past few years. When prompted to think about a public health...

Today, over 500,000 people experience homelessness in the United States on a given night. Most of these people are Black and more...

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...

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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About three years ago, as a freshman at Harvard University and just days after founding Breaktime with Connor, I wrote a letter to my...

June is Pride Month—that time of year to commemorate the history, challenges, and contributions of the LGBTQ community. As we celebrate...

When Janet Smith, an alumna of Breaktime, speaks about her past experience with homelessness, she describes a personal battle complicated...

In 2018, oppressive heat took the lives of 42 people experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County, Arizona. One woman experiencing...