Rodney Lucas was born into poverty. He was, among other children, living in poverty with little to no hope of escaping the poverty cycle. We first heard about him when our group member, Siena, introduced the idea of interviewing him because she knew him from before. She explained the conditions that Rodney Lucas had been…
Interview and Tour of Empowered By You 12/11/14
by Monica Quirante
When we first got to the building where Empowered by You work, we were surprised about the fact that the floor was shared by many small companies that were just starting out. Everyone was very busy and seemed to be intrigued at why a group of 8th grade girls were doing at their workspace. When…
Interview with Lauren Mucciolo 11/24/14
by Monica Quirante
When we contacted Lauren Mucciolo, the producer of “Poor Kids” she was very eager to help us learn more about our topic. We found out about her through Momii. She told us that we should watch the movie and try to contact either the director or producer. When we did, Lauren agreed to come to LREI and so we…
Women in Need (WIN) 11/20/14
by Monica Quirante
This past Thursday the 20th of November my group and I visited the Women in Need organization (WIN). This organization helps families, especially women. The organization helps women get housing, food and a job. The place that we visited had a children daycare for the kids that had to be. Taken care of if the…
Coalition for the Homeless 10/16/14
by Monica Quirante
My group and I had scheduled a fieldwork visit with this organization that fed the homeless. After a couple of calls and voicemails we were told to go to Bartholomew’s church on 51st street. As we walked in, we were told to put on aprons, gloves and hair nets. Me and my group started putting…
