May 12, 2023

Former windscreen washer gives back to the YMCA

While hustling as a windscreen washer on the streets of the corporate area, Howard Harvey found a safe space at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) along Hope Road.

His lifestyle made him street smart, but it was the teachers at the “Y,” as it is often called, that ignited a passion for learning.

Source: freedomcomerain.com

May 15, 2013

Rescued from the streets - Now pursuing his doctorate, Howard Harvey recounts life as a teenage windscreen cleaner

Growing up in one of Kingston's tough inner-city communities, Howard Harvey got his 'calling' to the street from a tender age, heading a gang of rugged teenage boys who made their living skipping through traffic and wiping windscreens.

Source: jamaica-gleaner.com