During this project, we wanted to address our topic, (hunger) in the most effective way possible. One of the ideas that we had in addressing hunger was creating our own version of Canstruction. Canstruction is an annual exhibition where designers and architects build sculptures completely out of food cans. After Canstruction is over, all of the food cans…
Poverty and Hunger
Interview With Sister Mary 2.8.16
by Layne
On Monday Sophie and I had the opportunity to interview Sister Mary from St. John’s Bread of Life Food Pantry (a different St. John’s than the one we visited twice.) With our advisories we have been to St. John’s many times. They are a small pantry run out of the basement of St. Johns Baptist…
Interview with Sister Mary: 2/8/16
by Sophie SF
On Monday, February 8th, 2016, my group had an interview with Sister Mary, who works at the Saint John’s Bread of Life Food Pantry. We learned many different things about how Saint John’s Bread of Life Pantry works and we also learned many personal stories of people who have to rely on Saint John’s for food.…
City Harvest Repack 1•21•16
by Tibeau
On Thursday, Layne, Sophie, my Dad and Layne’s mom went with us to City Harvest, in Long Island City. Before I had no idea what a re-pack was until I did the City Harvest Re-Pack. Once we went in there we were all very impressed with what we saw. They had a gigantic facility with…
Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen 12•15•15
by Tibeau
On Tuesday, Layne, Sophie and I went to Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen. We got there around 9:15. They didn’t give us our job’s until around 10:15. Durring that time, Sophie, Layne and I got food. They had set up a little table for the volunteers filled with food and coffee. At 10:15, we were all assigned…
Second Visit To St. John’s Bread and Life Soup Kitchen 1•11•16
by Tibeau
On Monday, my group and I went to St. John’s Bread and Life for the second time. It was their second time but my first time going to their facility. The last time I didn’t go because I had a concussion. This time was very interesting. We walked into a very modern building, kind of looking…
City Harvest Re-Pack 1.21.16
by Layne
The City Harvest Re-Pack was one of my favorite fieldworks but I arrived having no idea what were going to be doing. I knew we were going to a ware house and I knew we were going to a re-pack, but what that actually entailed I was completely clueless about. When we arrive there was…
Second Visit to St. John’s Bread and Life Soup Kitchen 1.11.16
by Layne
On Monday we visited St. John’s for a second time. The last time we went they didn’t have any work for us to do so Sophie and I were only able to get a tour of their facilities. This time though we were put to work right away. We walked in and they had us…
Re-Pack with City Harvest: 1/22/16
by Sophie SF
On Thursday, January 22nd, 2016, our group participated in a “re-pack” with City Harvest. City Harvest is a food rescuing organization that actually rescues food from being wasted or thrown away. They receive their food from restaurants, grocers, bakeries, manufacturers, and farms, and they deliver it free of charge to 500 community food programs across…
2nd Visit to Saint John’s Bread and Life Soup Kitchen: 1/11/16
by Sophie SF
On Monday, January 11th, 2016, our group volunteered with Saint John’s Bread and Life Soup Kitchen in Brooklyn for the second time. Saint John’s Bread and Life Soup Kitchen serves over 1,000 hot meals to hungry New Yorkers each day. They also have a food pantry where people can order select goods from the pantry…
Stop and Stock With NYC Food Bank 12•2•15
by Tibeau
On Wednesday my group and I went to the Food Bank for NYC. The Food Bank does many things like serve a full meal to only senior people, they have a mini grocery store for the people so they can pick what they want for the amount of points they had. When we walked in we…
Volunteering with the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen, 12/15/15
by Sophie SF
On December 15th, our group volunteered with the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen in NYC. The Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen serves over 1,200 nutritious meals every weekday (including the holidays) and they are the largest emergency feeding organization in New York City. Not only do they provide warm and healthy meals during the week, but they…
Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen 12.15.15
by Layne
On Tuesday Sophie, Tibeau and I worked with Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen. As we have now visited many different food banks and soup kitchens I have realized how different each one is. They all have their own systems for everything, which is noticeable from the moment you walk in. We were told that most volunteers…
St. John’s Bread and Life Soup Kitchen 12.9.15
by Layne
On Wednesday, Sophie and I visited St. Johns Bread and Life Soup Kitchen in Brooklyn. St. Johns is one of the biggest soup kitchens and food pantries in Brooklyn. When we walked in their lobby seemed packed, but unfortunately it was not a very busy day to they did not have any work for us.…
Fieldwork with Saint Johns Bread and Life: 12/9/15
by Sophie SF
On Wednesday, December 9th, 2015, our group visited Saint John’s Bread and Life Soup Kitchen in Brooklyn, NYC. When we arrived, we met with the volunteer coordinator, Jennifer Stephen. Unfortunately, they didn’t need our volunteer services that day because they weren’t very busy, but instead, Jennifer took us on a tour of their facility. The…
Interview With Joel Berg and Outreach 11•18•15
by Tibeau
On Wednesday, my group and I went to Union Square to do some outreach with a woman named Andrea Shapiro. What we did was before we went around to hand some papers out on other ways to get food, we learned about these organizations. What we learned about was WIC, Food Bucks, and SNAP. We…
Shop and Stock With Food Bank For NYC 12.2.15
by Layne
On Wednesday my group and I visited Food Bank for New York City’s community kitchen. For such a small facility they do many things including running a full meal and activity plan for seniors,a free community dinner daily and running a food panty. What is so special about the food panty is that every person…
Volunteering With Food Bank for NYC: Stock and Shop, 12/2/15
by Sophie SF
On Wednesday, December 2nd 2015, our group traveled to 116th St., in West Harlem. We volunteered with an organization called, “Food Bank for NYC.” This organization is a food pantry and a soup kitchen that provides over 40,000 hot meals a month. They also have special feeding programs for senior citizens, including the “Shop and Stock”…
Canstruction visit at Brookfield place 11•16•15
by Tibeau
On the sixteenth, my group and I went to see a art show called Canstruction. Canstruction is an art installation when many people make art or sculptures out of actual cans. When the installation is don’t, the people working there then donate the cans to city harvest. City Harvest is an organization that deals with…
A Place at then Table Movie Screening, 11•11•15
by Tibeau
On November eleventh Layne, Sophie and I watched and finished a 2012 documentary called A Place at the Table. The story focuses on three American families struggling to feed their families. The film was very good at proving that the United States have not been working that hard to try to fix this ongoing problem of hunger. The…
Outreach and Interview with NYCCAH 11.18.15
by Layne
On Wednesday my group and I spend the day with NYCCA, New York City Coalition Against Hunger. We spent the morning with Andrea Shapiro at the Union Square Farmers Market. Before we started our outreach we spent time with Andrea learning about the different food assistance programs available in the U.S. I was surprised to…
Canstruction Visit at Brookfield Place 11.16.15
by Layne
On Monday my group and I visited Canstruction at Brookfield Place. Canstruction is an art installation done by many people. They use cans to create sculptures and then when the installation is removed all the cans are donated to City Harvest and then distributed to people suffering form hunger and food insecurity in NYC. Because…
Volunteering with NYCCAH and Interview with Executive Director, Joel Berg,11/18/15
by Sophie SF
On Wednesday, November 18th, our group traveled to Union Square Park, where we met with NYCCAH’s (New York City Coalition Against Hunger) volunteer coordinator, Andrea Shapiro. At the park, Andrea Shapiro taught us a lot about how NYCCAH is trying to solve hunger in the U.S.. We talked about how charities, food drives and soup…
Visit to the “Canstruction Competition” Exhibit, 11/16/15
by Sophie SF
The Canstruction is an amazing annual design competition and it is the most unique food charity in the world. The Canstruction challenges teams of architects, engineers, and contractors to build sculptures made entirely out of unopened cans of food. The large scale structures are placed on display and later donated to an organization called City…
A Place at the Table Movie Screening 11.11.15
by Layne
Last week our group watched the 2012 documentary A Place at the Table. This documentary follows the story of three families and individuals who suffer from hunger and food insecurity. Not only does it focus on these three specific stories but it also looks at how the country has attempted and in most cases failed…
A Place at the Table Documentary Review, 11/9/15-11/11/15
by Sophie SF
A Place at the Table is a documentary that came out in 2012. This documentary tells the story of three Americans who try to maintain their dignity as they struggle to feed themselves and their families. The film contains riveting facts on how hunger is impacting the U.S. According to the film, around 50 Million…
Take Hunger off the Menu
by Clair
Our group is studying hunger in the United States. Hunger is a fast growing problem in our country. Over 48 million people are food insecure in the United States and 1 out of every 7 people have to rely on soup kitchens, food pantries and federal assistance to feed their families. People may think that…
