HOUSING FAMILIES
Our Program |
Housing Families’ Youth Service & Engagement Program (YSEP) is a fun and engaging way for students to learn about taking initiative and organizing their own projects to help those combatting homelessness. This is an opportunity to become educated on how homelessness impacts children and families in the Massachusetts area and understand how they can make a difference in those families’ lives. YSEP is a nine week hybrid program (primarily conducted over Zoom with some in-person events at Housing Families in Malden, MA).
"A major takeaway I got was that empathy is key. When we look into another's perspective, we can gain understanding and can learn to advocate for a cause. I also learned a lot about managing a service project and to not underestimate ourselves!" - Fall 2020 YSEP Member, Sophomore
YSEP's Spring 2024 session applications are out now! Click on the button on the right to fill out the application!
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Past Sessions |
We recently completed our sixth session this spring, and it was a great success! We had our youngest session to date with students in grades 5 to 7. Each student was able to plan and execute their own service projects such as school supplies and hygiene drives and fundraisers in their school and town communities. At the conclusion of our sixth session, we were also able to host our students and their families in-person at Housing Families in Malden, MA for the first time! Students enjoyed touring the GREAT Youth & Families Program and presenting their final service projects to their parents. Great work, Spring 2023 YSEP Students!
"My favorite part of YSEP was being able to design my own project and execute it. It made me feel responsible." - Spring 2023 YSEP Member, Grade 7
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A major takeaway...
"Learning of all the different ways an individual can serve a cause. Sometimes people assume that you need to have some sort of power (like politicians do) to make a change in the world, but everyone can work towards change, no matter the magnitude of the action. For example, all the service projects we did." - Spring 2021 YSEP Member, Junior