On February 2nd, my group and I had a phone interview/ conversation with Rodney Lucas aka F.Stokes. I have known Rodney for a handful of years. During that time, I got to know about his rap career and how he broke the cycle of poverty. He grew up in the South Side of Chicago in…
Tour of Empowered By You with Charlotte
by Siena
On December 11th, my group traveled on the subway to 39th street to the offices of Empowered By You, an organization that makes their money through their underwear sales. We met up with Charlotte who took us into a super modern, colorful, conference room to explain to us the company. I was shocked to hear…
Interview with Lauren Mucciolo, the producer of the Documentary: Poor Kids
by Siena
On November 24th, my group and I had an interview with Lauren Mucciolo in the school library. I have to say, waiting for someone that you have never met before is pretty nerve racking and hilarious. Every single time someone that we hadn’t seen before appeared to be coming near the school entrance, we all…
Making Hand Turkeys at WIN
by Siena
On November 20th, my group had our second fieldwork. We had been conversing with a woman from the WIN (Women in need) organization. When we first showed up to the address we were given, I was confused. I guess I thought that it was more of an office and kids were somewhere upstairs. It took…
Coalition for the Homeless
by Siena
On Thursday October 16th, Monica, Ava, Nancy (Ava’s stepmom), and I went to Bartholomew’s Church which is where an Organization called Coalition for the Homeless hands out food to people every night starting at 6pm. We were told to wait by the side entrance and ask for James. Next to a truck parked outside, a…
