Support Our Students’ Service Thesis Project

Shelby and Olivia Lurie

Rising Big Picture senior, Shelby Reposa (above photo, left), is already ahead of the game, starting her Service Thesis Project this summer around the issue of homelessness in youth and adults, with a focus on families in particular. Shelby’s project is called “Happiness For Homeless” (click to follow the link).  The money raised will go to transporting clothing, books, and toy donations to Boston, MA and Burlington, VT. Shelby will host events to give away the items to the homeless, along with interviewing them about their lives in the homeless community. The money will also be put towards buying gift bags to present the care packages to the homeless (the events will take place during the holiday season) as well as buying gifts for the homeless families with any remaining money.

Olivia Lurie, another Big Picture student (above photo, right), will also be attending this service trip, who is also doing amazing work for the Boston and Burlington communities. Both will be visiting different homeless and low income shelters, safe spaces, and so on, to gain knowledge about the issue. Shelby will be documenting the information from these visits into a research paper about homelessness, and Olivia will be using the information to create a documentary about substance abuse in homeless communities.