Our group had been trying to contact Holy Apostles for a very long time, and we finally heard back form them and were able to volunteer on Monday, February 3rd. We arrived at 10:30am, which was a mistake in communication because we were supposed to be there at 9:30 to prepare the food, but in…
Our social justice poverty group visited the Covenant House and interviewed Alice Steigerwald, the volunteer coordinator and talked to her about Covenant House and poverty in New York City in general. Covenant House is a privately run organization with mostly individual donations and some government funding. The Covenant house is a transitional housing unit for children…
On January 20th my social justice group Volunteered with a night food van at Coalition for the Homeless. We arrived at 6:30 and handed out food in the Bronx until 9:30. There were very few people because it was Martin Luther King’s birthday. We handed out sandwiches, oranges, milk, orange juice, and little chocolates. Because…
On November 22 our group visited homes for the homeless, a shelter for families. We got to do arts and crafts with the little kids and made turkey themed coasters and napkin holders. It was lots of fun and we got to talk to them about their interests and really anything they wanted. What was…
On Wednesday December 4th, Our social justice group met with Stacy Cedeno who works for the DHS (Department of Homeless Services), and we got lots of valuable advice and information from her about our topic. She is the Deputy Director of Community Prevention Services, which means she helps people find alternatives to going to a…
This Wednesday my social justice group joined Margaret’s 6th grade advisory to go to St. John’s food pantry to help out and to speak with a volunteer about our project. They have been serving more people than ever and needed the extra hands. Other than helping our goal was to talk to Joe Spickett, the…
Last Friday the 15th of November our social justice group went to the McSilver Institute for poverty policy and research, and interviewed Mary McKay and Ammu Kowolik. Mary McKay is the director of the institute and Ammu is a volunteer coordinator. Ammu and an intern told us about MsSilver’s mission and how they are one…
We had the wonderful privilege to watch a conference on the eradication of poverty at the United Nations and listened to so many informative and inspiring speakers. The conference started off quite slowly but then got more interesting as it progressed. We heard a message from the Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-moon, delivered by Ms.…
