Every winter since 1983, the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter, staffed and directed by students at Harvard University, has provided food, housing, and a friendly, supportive environment for two dozen men and women each night during the five coldest months of the year.

The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter Corporation is a registered nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to supporting the Shelter through fundraising and advocacy.

Browse this site or email info@hshsc.org for more information on the work of the Corporation. Email hshs.volunteer@gmail.com to volunteer at the shelter, and hshs@hcs.harvard.edu for questions related to the operation of the Shelter.

Recent event: On Wednesday, March 5, 2008, Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government hosted a panel discussion of homelessness in Cambridge in observance of the Shelter's 25th anniversary. Visit the JFK Jr. Forum Video and Podcast Archive and search for keyword "Harvard Sq. Homeless Shelter" to view the event.