In 2013, Shaun Donovan ’87, former Harvard Square Homeless Shelter volunteer and then-United States Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, received PBHA’s annual Phillips Brooks House Association Robert Coles “Call of Service” Award.

In his speech, he reflected upon his volunteer work with PBHA.

United States Secretary for Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan ’87 spoke about the impact that his volunteer experience at Harvard had on his career path in a speech in Memorial Church on Friday evening.

Donovan was the recipient of this year’s Phillips Brooks House Association Robert Coles “Call of Service” Award, which honors those who have demonstrated a lifelong commitment to public service.

According to Cindy Y. Guan ’15, PBHA alumni and history coordinator, this year’s Coles lecture was also intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter.

Read all about it here: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/10/27/secretary-of-housing-speaks-at-pbha-coles-lecture/