Starve Out Hunger in NYC!
In NYC today 1.3 million New Yorkers have to and need to rely on food pantries and soup kitchens. In NYC 400,000 people are pained from moderate or severe hunger -118,000 of them are children. We as a group want to help stop hunger, or at least cut down on the number of those starving in NYC. For this we go volunteer at soup kitchens, and food pantries to help around- us a group of 4 8th grade kids on a quest for our social justice project, with a theme of ‘choosing to participate’. We, being the hunger group of class, are trying to help stop hunger as much as possible.
Fieldwork #3: Interview w/ Juan De La Cruz (12/5/12)
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On December 5, 2012, my group and I went to an interview with Juan Dei La Cruz. Mr. Cruz is the director of the food branch of Coalition for the Homeless. My group and I took the subway to 129 Fulton St. to meet with the director. We asked him questions we had prepared before, and recorded…
St. John’s Bread and Life 12/11/12
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Last week, we went to St. John’s Bread and Life. On the way there, we got a little bit lost because we did not have clear directions telling us how to get there. When we finally got off the train, a man and a woman who seemed to be married were asking people for directions.…
Volunteer Work with the Coalition for the Homeless 11/20/12
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Amanda Moretti my fellow class mates mom recommended a field work for my group and I with a organization called the coalition for the homeless. She has worked with them frequently and knows the director Juan De La Cruz. We went to the location which was at the back of a church in midtown. Their…
Serving Food to the Elderly at The Untied Jewish Council of the East Side (11/15/12)
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On Thursday, 11/15/12 my group and I went to the United Jewish Council of the East Side to serve lunch to elderly who are hungry. Once we got to the organization’s location we met up with Betsy Jacobson and she led us through the rest of the time. We started off by helping the people…
Starve Out Hunger in NYC!
by student
In NYC today 1.3 million New Yorkers have to and need to rely on food pantries and soup kitchens. In NYC 400,000 people are pained from moderate or severe hunger -118,000 of them are children. We as a group want to help stop hunger, or at least cut down on the number of those starving…
