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Ways to Give Back in Boston and Dallas

Locations in this article:  Dallas, TX

Homelessness is a growing problem in many U.S. cities.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reports that Massachusetts has the largest increase in homelessness, followed by New York and Texas.

But there’s a way you can help.

If you’re heading to Boston, check out the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter, where you could help prepare and serve dinner, assist in cleaning the different rooms, or simply just go and have a conversation.

Are you traveling to Dallas? You could volunteer at the Bridge Homeless Recovery Center, where you could participate in art classes, create welcome baskets, and so much more.

You get to help the people who need it the most, and the people who work and live at these shelters are perhaps the best to give you real guidance to seeing a city from an entirely different perspective.