January 18, 2001

HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES

'Partnership' ensures future for student-run homeless shelter
Harvard students and officials joined representatives of the University Lutheran Church, the city of Cambridge, and a community development organization at a ceremony in the church basement on Wednesday, Jan. 10, to mark the end of renovations to the student-run homeless shelter there.

Lessons learned from WorldTeach
Former PBH program reaches around globe
Ben Siracusa expects his garbage to get picked up. He expects the mail to be delivered and the lights to go on when he flips a switch. Like many Americans he expects his basic needs to be met - no muss, no fuss.

Cambridge schools seek volunteer tutors, aides
Cambridge School Volunteers Inc. (CSV), is a private, nonprofit organization that recruits, trains, places, and provides support services for volunteers in kindergarten through grade 12 in the Cambridge Public School system. CSV needs people of all ages and backgrounds to serve as tutors, classroom aides, and library assistants.

WorldTeach summer internships Originally a student organization within the Phillips Brooks House, WorldTeach is now a private non-profit organization that sponsors teaching internships in developing countries. The Center for International Development finances eight spots for Harvard students in the summer program. Charmaine Lee '02 took advantage of this program last summer and taught English to factory workers in China. Full story

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