Volunteering at your local food pantry or soup kitchen is a great way to get involved in the issue of poverty. If you are interested in doing this, lookup LSA or St. Xavier, or you can find another food pantry near you that you could volunteer at. There are many other ways to get involved,…
Harlem First Fieldwork
by Pierre
For our fieldwork at Harlem First we learned about East Harlem and looked at many valuable maps on East Harlem. The two maps that stood out to me most significantly was a map that showed the audience the amount of colored skinned people living in East Harlem versus the rest of Manhattan. Another map that…
Washington Square Park Fieldwork
by Pierre
During our fieldwork at Washington Square Park we interviewed people on there thoughts about children in poverty and the statistics. It was a very interesting to hear people’s thoughts on youth poverty in NYC. People were very disappointed, mad, interesting and some felt as if they needed to do something about this ASAP. Everyone’s answers…
LSA Fieldwork
by Pierre
For our fieldwork at LSA we unboxed food and put the food on the shelves. After that fun and long process we went “shopping” with some of LSA’s clients. The reason I say shopping is because LSA lets there clients chose what foods they want and they have a certain amount of points they can…
Xavier Maison Food Pantry
by Pierre
For my third fieldwork my group went to a food pantry called Xavier mission. During our time there we washed containers, cut pastries and organized food. We also met some interesting people who were volunteering with us. After we did that we took boxes and made them flat. It was very hard to do because…
LSA Fieldwork
by Pierre
On this fieldwork our group went to an organization called LSA. LSA helps families meet their immediate need for food and the longer-term issues of living in poverty. At our stay we helped distribute food and for each family we gave them the appropriate amount of food. We were able to get a tour…
Poor Kids (Movie)
by Pierre
For my Social Justice fieldwork my group watched a movie on these three families who are below the poverty level. It was fascinating seeing what it is like to not have much. You don’t realize that you have a lot until it is taken away. During the movie it was so hard to watch a scene on…
