Featured Interviews
Watch extended interviews with key members of the PULSE Community
Patrick Byrne
Founder, PULSE Program
“It was a time of great social upheaval in the country. The civil rights movement had been developing for about five or six years and Martin Luther King Jr had been assassinated the previous spring..."
Meghan Sweeney
Cooney Family Director, PULSE Program
“As students get to know people, their hearts are broken open and they begin to care in a deeper way — they experience sadness, but they also experience joy."
Lyndia Downie
President & Executive Director, Pine Street Inn
“Ultimately I see the PULSE students as being ambassadors — they have a role to play in telling the stories of our guests..."
Jonathan Scott ’79
Founder & President Emeritus
Victory Programs
“I have been in my PULSE placement since the mid-70's — actually it's really the only job I've ever had. Slim resume me!"
M Shawn Copeland
Professor Emerita, PULSE Program
“... they learn something about what it means to be in solidarity with other people — in an honest way..."
Anthony Smith ’19
Suffolk County House of Correction PULSE Student
“... building compassion and building honest, vulnerable relationships... made me critically reflect on the criminal justice system..."
Tammy Lee ’19
Boston Living Center PULSE Student
“PULSE is probably the best opportunity to learn in class and apply those methods outside of class..."
Andrew Weisner ’21
Haley House PULSE Student
“...it's a different type of soup kitchen because it's a much more personal one..."
Elizabeth Coscia ’20
The Work Force Youth Program PULSE Student
“It might not always mean helping a kid get an A on his test; it also just means listening to how their day was..."
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