by Danielle Goatley | Jan 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Inside the new shelter that’s changing how the Boston area helps homeless young adults Two Harvard grads started it, and it’s completely student-run. boston.com- January 15, 2016 —Ryan Breslin /Boston.comWhen 22-year-old Tony LeBron spent his first night at the...
by Danielle Goatley | Jan 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
A Stylish Safe Haven The Improper Bostonian- January 15, 2016 Opened in December in the basement of Cambridge’s First Parish Church, Y2Y Harvard Square has not only nearly tripled the number of beds in the Boston area designated for homeless young people, but raised...
by Danielle Goatley | Jan 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
Temporary Housing For Young People, By Young People NPR- January 6, 2016 Homelessness is hard enough, but being a young adult and homeless brings its own set of challenges. No longer eligible for family shelters, 18- to 24-year-olds can be targets of theft and assault...
by Danielle Goatley | Dec 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Sam Greenberg and Sarah Rosenkrantz: The Harvard classmates helping homeless youth “We realized we have these resources, there is this need, and we’re very well suited to meet it.” Boston Globe– December 19, 2015 The homeless young adults of Harvard Square sleep...
by Danielle Goatley | Nov 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
Young Adult Homeless Shelter To Open In Cambridge WBUR- November 6, 2015 A homeless shelter for young adults opens in Cambridge next month. On Friday, hundreds of people who have made the Y2Y shelter a reality celebrated at the shelter’s site in Harvard Square....
by Danielle Goatley | Nov 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Homeless Youth Speak Out: 8 Tips for Service Providers T3- November 24, 2015 I recently developed a training for future homeless shelter staff with members of Y2Y Harvard Square’s Young Adult Advisory Council. After discussing past mistakes service providers...
by Danielle Goatley | Nov 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Building a safe haven for at risk youth in Cambridge Skanska- November 23, 2015 Skanska’s Boston team is demonstrating what #BuildingWhatMatters means through their efforts to build a new homeless facility for Y2Y Harvard Square, a student-run overnight shelter in...
by Danielle Goatley | Nov 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Y2Y Harvard Square Boston Society of Architects- November 13, 2015 Over 600 young people in the Greater Boston area don’t have a place to sleep tonight. Architects and their allies want to change that. Y2Y is a student-run overnight homeless shelter in Cambridge...
by Danielle Goatley | Nov 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
‘Hope is Here’ The Harvard Independent- November 12, 2015 PBHA’s Y2Y youth homeless shelter hosts its opening celebration. Over thirty years ago, Harvard students saw a need in Harvard Square for a shelter that was dedicated to providing homeless individuals with a...
by Danielle Goatley | Nov 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
A Shelter in Harvard Square Harvard Magazine- November 10, 2011 More than 500 people filled the chapel at First Parish Church in Cambridge last Friday afternoon to celebrate the opening of Y2Y Harvard Square, a homeless shelter for young people founded by Sam...
by Danielle Goatley | Nov 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
Congratulations Cambridge Y2Y! Red Thread- November 10, 2015 It takes a village… or an amazing community in this case. And great timing. Last Friday, Red Thread was proud to attend the opening celebration of Y2Y (Youth 2 Youth), the nation’s first student-run youth...
