*Volunteer at the Harvard Sq. Homeless Shelter Over Winter Break!*
We have a great need during the following slots:
*Overnight Saturday, December 21*
*Overnight Sunday, December 22*
*Breakfast Monday, December 23*
*Overnight Monday, December 23*
*Evening Tuesday, December 24*
*Overnight Tuesday, December 24*
*Evening Wednesday, December 25*
*Overnight Wednesday, December 25*
*Breakfast Thursday, December 26*
*Overnight Thursday, December 26*
*Breakfast Friday, December 27*
*Overnight Saturday, December 28*
Around town anytime between *Friday, December 20 and Monday, January 27*?
Join us at the shelter this Winter Break! Break shifts are a great way to
"try out" the shelter, so if you have friends or roommates who've been
curious, now's the time. You can volunteer with your family or with
friends! No previous experience or training required--just a willingness
to lend a helping hand. Shifts are as short as 2 hours--shift descriptions
and map of our location are below. Please contact us at
hshs.volunteer(a)gmail.com with any questions.
Winter break shifts run from *dinner on Friday, December 20 through
breakfast on Monday, January 27*. Accordingly, that means that regular
volunteers are *not *responsible for shifts that fall in this time
range--regular shifts will end with breakfast on Friday, December 20 and
resume with dinner on Monday, January 27.
*About Us: *The Harvard Sq. Homeless Shelter is one of the only
student-run homeless shelters in the nation, with a volunteer force of
150+. We are always in need of extra hands over school holidays. We hope
you will join us!
*Sign-up for Winter Break (dinner on Friday, December 20 through breakfast
on Monday, January 27)*
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Please forward this on to friends you think may be interested. We will
appreciate all the help we can get!
Thanks for your support,
The Harvard Sq. Homeless Shelter
http://hshshelter.org
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*DESCRIPTION of SHIFTS*****************************************************
There are 4 shifts:
Dinner: 6:45 PM - 9:15 PM
Evening: 9:00 PM - 11:15 PM
Overnight: 11 PM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast: 6:30 AM - 8:30 AM
*But if it is SATURDAY morning, then it is*
[Friday] Overnight: 11 PM - 9:30 AM
[Saturday] Breakfast: 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
BREAKFAST -- Come in bright and early to greet our guests as they begin to
wake up! You'll be making breakfast and helping to clean the shelter (an
invaluable service!) after all the guests leave at 8am.
DINNER -- You'll be making and serving dinner, and perhaps be lucky enough
to run on a food salvage trip or collect pastries from the many shops that
donate to us.
EVENING -- This is a relaxed time to visit with guests as they prepare for
bed. It's usually very quiet and a great opportunity for some wonderful
conversations. Help is also often needed in the kitchen to clean-up after
dinner and prepare plates of food to hand out at the door.
OVERNIGHT -- You'll stay awake with other volunteers and night-owl guests,
basically having more good conversations, watching movies, doing laundry,
reading, baking cookies, etc! This is a fantastic shift because it's a
rare opportunity to have long conversations and get to know people well.
People often say it's the best shift! And never fear, we do take turns
sleeping -- the night is typically divided into three shifts and you will
be awake for one of them (there is a staff room with bunk beds, so you will
be able to sleep when it is not your turn to be awake).
*The shelter is located at 66 Winthrop Street in the basement of the
University Lutheran Church in Harvard Square (on the corner of Dunster and
Winthrop Streets, next to the MAC and Pinocchio's Pizza).
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