The main problem that our group focused on was Children in Poverty. We chose this because many people are unaware of how big of a problem poverty is in our city and in our country. We wanted to help educate others because they may not know about the problem or if/how they should help. We…
LSA Food Pantry Visit #2
by Sophie
My group decided to go back to LSA because we enjoyed going so much a few months ago and we thought that it was an amazing organization that helped lots of people. I liked how the organization not only provided people with food but they also helped with immigration, child care, tutoring and more. They…
Washington Square Park Survey
by Sophie
My group decided that we wanted to go to Washington Square park to ask people questions about their views on poverty. We wanted to see if people knew how big of a problem poverty is in NYC. We asked multiple questions such as peoples thoughts when they hear the word poverty, what they think the…
Harlem Community Health Workshop/Gallery
by Sophie
My group went with Mark to a gallery/workshop at the School of Visual Arts. At the entrance of the building there was a gallery that contained different interactive elements that portrayed the Harlem community. There were recordings of the sounds of different neighborhoods and statistics such as diabetes and the number of supermarkets in the…
St. Brigid’s Breakfast with Santa
by Sophie
My group and part of the education group went to the St. Brigid’s school to volunteer at a Breakfast with Santa where there was food, music, arts and crafts, etc. for the children. Our main tasks were serving food and helping children with the arts and crafts. The organization is called the Children’s Scholarship Fund…
Trip To Xavier Food Pantry
by Sophie
When we arrived at the food pantry, we signed in at the front and put on aprons, hairnets, and gloves. We began the visit by breaking down boxes. We then sorted and cleaned plastic containers that would be given to the people who visited the food pantry with fruits and vegetables in them. After we…
LSA Food Pantry Visit and Interview With Trish Gough 11/23/15
by Sophie
On Monday, November 23rd, our group visited LSA, an organization with many different branches to it that helps families in poverty. One of their main programs is the advocacy and food pantry, which is where we volunteered. This program provides food to families in poverty and also helps them with other issues they may have…
Poor Kids Movie 11/16-11/17
by Sophie
For our first fieldwork, my group watched a PBS movie called, Poor Kids. This movie follows the lives of multiple families in America who live in poverty. This film portrayed how poverty can effect so many things in your life such as your diet, home, pets, school-life, etc. I think that one thing this movie taught us…
