Sophia Ahearn is a Senior at Boston Latin School and used this project opportunity to connect with a group of people who make up a large part of the city that she calls home, Boston. Sophia has lived in Boston her whole life with her Mom, Dad, Sister and Dog (Newfoundland). Sophia hopes to uplift the voices of individuals experiencing homelessness and this project has been a labor of love in that effort. You can reach the Sophia at sophiaahearn57@gmail.com

Source: Boston, City of. “City of Boston 41st Annual Homeless Census .” Department of Neighborhood Development, 2021.

Source: 2015 American Community Survey data

Source: Boston HMIS Data Warehouse

This project would not have been possible without the advisory of Mr. Mikilaitis, and Ms. Freeman. Thank you for your constant feedback and and support. To all of the women that I interviewed, Patsy at Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, Amanda Grant-Rose at the Winter Walk Organization, and Kelly Turley ar the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless thank you for your willingness to share your expertise and all of the years of work that you have put into the homeless population here in Boston. I want to offer all of my gratitude to the community at Common Art that welcomed me with open arms. Thank you for your space, time, and warm welcome. Lastly, to all of those who shared their stories of lived experience with homelessnes, thank you for trusting me to hear, write about and uplift your story. Your humility, grace, and talents are truly admirable, and I hope I was able to perfectly capture all that you wanted.