Author: Adam Sennott
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Panhandling on Beacon Hill: The Lowdown on a Reported Crackdown
A recent article published in the Boston Courant may have led the reader to believe that Beacon Hill residents are working with the Boston Police to spearhead a crackdown on panhandling in that neighborhood. In contrast, the Beacon Hill Civic Association and the BPD maintain that they are instead working towards ways to put their…
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Staying After School: Midnight Classes Redefine Higher Education
A local community college is redefining what it means to stay after school. Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) is completing its second semester of the award-winning midnight classes curriculum this week. The school pioneered the program last fall; it gives students who are forced to work during the day a chance to attend college while…
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Have You Seen This Man?
Adam Sennott *Special thanks to Nick Malave for helping locate members of the homeless community who may have been near the Boston Marriott Long Wharf Hotel the morning of Eugene Losik’s disappearance. Unfortunately Spare Change was only able to find one man who may have been in the area at the time, though he said…
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Making Strides to Outpace Homelessness
Adam Sennott They started in Philadelphia then expanded to Baltimore. After that it was Washington D.C. And pretty soon they will officially be on their feet in Boston. Back on My Feet is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the homeless become self-sufficient while also improving their confidence and belief in themselves through running. Although…
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Playing for Change: A Musical Vision for a Better World
Adam Sennott The music industry and street musicians from the beaches of Santa Monica California to the far corners of India are playing a tune of social change that is spanning the globe. The Playing for Change Foundation is a nonprofit, grassroots organization whose mission is to deliver a message of social change through music.…
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Lawyers Clearinghouse: Pro Bono Consultation for Those in Need
Adam Sennott For more than 20 years, one local organization has been ensuring that Boston’s homeless and nonprofits receive fair and adequate representation in the court of law. Lawyers Clearinghouse is a nonprofit organization that provides legal services to homeless men and women living in shelters, as well as to nonprofit organizations throughout the Boston…
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From Bullets to Books: Vets Reintegrate into the Academy
The war to earn an education raged on as the number of veterans occupying Bunker Hill Community College grew even larger this semester. Bunker Hill unveiled their new Veteran’s Learning Community seminar this semester entitled, “The Military: Life Before, During and After.” The seminar helps veterans transition into an educational environment and provides them with…
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Houseboats: Weathering the Economic
As many Americans ditch their gas guzzling clunkers for more fuel-efficient vehicles, others are going a step further and trading in their rent and utility bills for life at sea. Living aboard is a very unique trend in the United States, providing some with the adventure of traveling the seven seas and others a cheaper…
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Honoring February's Events Through Poetry
Poets from across the Boston area gathered at Out Of Town News in Harvard Square Friday, February 12, to celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday and Black History Month. Meanwhile, the artists in attendance also remembered those who lost their lives and the many more who were displaced by last month’s devastating earthquake in Haiti. The readings,…
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Street Profile: Gary's Story of Triumph and Tragedy
Dear readers, I have been writing for Spare Change for about a year now, and over the time I have been lucky enough to cover a variety of different stories. From State Representative Barry R. Finegold’s bill—which would grant hate crime protections to the homeless—to Theo and Paul Epstein’s Hot Stove Cool Music, a concert…