Homeless at Harvard: Finding Faith and Friendship on the Streets of Harvard Square

In Homeless at Harvard, author John Christopher Frame chronicles his remarkable and deeply convicting journey living alongside the homeless community of Harvard Square while finishing his graduate studies at Harvard Divinity School. Stepping beyond abstract classroom debates and comfortable academic ivory towers, Frame traded the safety of student life for ten life-altering weeks on the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Rather than approaching the displaced through a clinical sociological lens or offering simplistic solutions, Frame entered their world as a friend, listener, and fellow human being. Interweaving his reflective narrative with the unfiltered personal stories of four street companions—men and women navigating systemic hardship, trauma, and societal invisibility—Frame explores profound questions about human dignity, community, and divine grace. This poignant, narrative-driven memoir challenges conventional stereotypes about poverty, inviting believers to practice radical hospitality, embody Christ's incarnational love, and recognize that our shared humanity is far greater than the socioeconomic divides that keep us apart.