Bernadette Hicks – Rappaport

Organization

Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program

Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year

2025

Rappaport Public Policy Fellows spend 10 weeks each summer serving within the highest levels of state and municipal governments in the Greater Boston Area. The program includes students from graduate and professional programs at local universities.

Graduate School: Harvard Kennedy School

Fellowship: Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities

Project Description: Bernadette will assist envisioning the future of the Homelessness Diversion program, which aims to help families find housing instead of entering homeless shelters.