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- GBH: Driscoll tells homeless Boston residents their votes count
September 30, 2024 | Pine Street’s voter registration drive helped guests and tenants learn about their voting rights and the upcoming election. Pine Street’s President Lyndia Downie was joined by speakers Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll, Representative John Moran and League of Women Voters of Boston President Kerry Costello. - GBH: Shelter residents go from streets to farm to table in Pine Street Inn’s iCater program
September 24, 2024 | Pine Street’s Melanie Cevetello joined GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath to share more about her work in Pine Street’s iCater program, which prepares trainees for a career in food service. - Commonwealth Beacon: Q&A with Pine Street Inn’s Lyndia Downie
September 21, 2024 | Based on a recent study by Boston Indicators, this op-ed co-authored by Pine Street’s Lyndia Downie and the Boston Foundation’s Lee Pelton found that, despite low housing vacancy rates and high rents in Greater Boston, only 9 percent of the homeless population experiences chronic homelessness, compared to a national rate of 22 percent. - SHNS: Q&A with Pine Street Inn’s Lyndia Downie
August 9, 2024 | In a Q&A with State House News Service, Lyndia Downie discussed the ongoing housing crisis, its impact on the shelter system and solutions to homelessness. “Housing changes everything for people. Everything.” says Lyndia. - WCVB: Pine Street Inn’s iCater program helps transform lives
August 8, 2024 | Pine Street’s Melanie Cevetello and iCater trainee Philip H. were recently featured on WCVB’s “5 for Good.” The segment focused on how iCater helps trainees learn skills to successfully attain employment, as they move toward self-sufficiency.