We are a group of four eighth graders who attend LREI: Little Red School House and Elizabeth Irwin High School. Our social justice group is interested in issues involving homelessness, one of the biggest problems that people in cities throughout the the United States faces. In New York City alone, for example, more than 60,000 people, including more than 22,000 children, experience homelessness each night. What we want to do is address this issues in any way we can, through education and otherwise, to “Sock Out Homelessness”.
Part if the Solution, we met with the head chef Keith during morning prepOn Monday the 27th our group visited POTS or Part of the Solution. POTS is a soup kitchen in the Bronx that everyday gives out healthy hot meals for anyone who needs them. I saw for anyone because the people that came…
On Monday, January 6th, our group was able to go to a soup kitchen located in the Bronx called Part Of The Solution or POTS. We were set to meet a woman (who’s last name we could NOT pronounce) and found her waiting for us outside. Turns out, going to this soup kitchen is not…
Here is a photo of the rest of my group. And behind them was the board we drew on and then later on put a quote in the middle. The quote says, “Life is tough, but so are you” – Kid President Monday 27, 2014 we went on a fieldwork to POTS (Part Of The…
We met with the director of the Soup Kitchen, 12/16/14 Our group went the the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen from 9:00-1:00 to help out with whatever the Soup Kitchen needed volunteers for. The rest of the group bused tables after people were done eating while I wrapped spoons in napkins. The goal of this fieldwork…
On December 2nd Lauren Mucciano visited Our class and explaied her relationship with the family’s she filmed and how she got the ideas to make the movie. She told us that she met the family’s she interviewed at a homeless shelter. What I learned from her is that anyone can make a difference no matter…
We spoke with Marisa and Avonna, on 12/5/13 Coalition for the Homeless is a organization that helps people from financial aid, to helping people get food and off the streets, to helping women who were homeless due to sexual violence find their voice. When we visited them we got a tour, we helped them get…
Ms. Lauren Mucciolo speaks to 8th grade, 12/2/13Ms. Lauren Mucciolo came to speak to our grade about her documentary, and the information in it. The goal of this fieldwork was to educate the grade about the issue this movie addressed, which was the hardships facing children in poverty. I feel that we did accomplish the…
On 12/16/13 my social justice group and I visited The Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen. We left school at 9:00 and then we got on the train and took the C train to 23rd street. As we entered Holy Apostle Church Bob (who we contacted to volunteer) greeted us and gave us Hats, Aprons and gloves.…
Today we started the day off by having our normal classes until 9:00 am. When it was time to go to the Apostles Church we got our stuff and headed to the train. We took the A, I think to 23rd street and then walked to 25th and 9th ave. When we found the building…
On Monday, December 16th, we volunteered at Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm. Holy Apostle is a church that serves dinner and lunch everyday to people who need it. We went to serve lunch and learn as much about the people who go to the soup kitchen as we could. We…
On Thursday the 5th, our poverty group was lucky enough to have scheduled a visit with Coalition for the Homeless. We met with Marisa Butler, the volunteer coordinator, and immediately she gave us a tour of their amazing facility. When you first walk in, there is a locked door to the right and Emergency…
On the Fourteenth of November, my group and I held a interview with Yang Jiang over the phone. She works for the NCCP, which helps children of the next generation dealing with poverty. We asked her questions pertaining to how she got involved with poverty and this organization. She stated that she grew up in…
Today was the day we took a tour of the Coalition for the Homeless and to help sort toys. It started at 12:55pm. when we left the building to head to the A train. When we got through the turnstiles we went left because we wanted to go downtown to Houston street. So when the…
Before we left for Thanksgiving weekend I contacted a lady named Lauren Mucciolo who came in last year to speak to the class about the movie she had recently filmed. Last year in 2012 Lauren produced a movie called “Poor Kids” that was from the perspective of 3 families. So what we wanted…
For our second fieldwork we arranged a conference call with a lady named Yang Jiang to talk to us about what she does for the National Center for Children in Poverty. Yang Jiang works at Columbia University, but also works as someone who analysis the information the NCCP receives. It really all started when we…
We interviewed Dr. Yang Jiang who is the Senior Research Associate, Demography for the NCCP. She gave us a lot of information about child poverty and homelessness. We learned a lot about how child poverty has changed over the years and also about how adult poverty has changed. Ms. Jiang also educated us on food…
St. Johns Food Pantry, Mr. Joe Picket, 11/12/13 Our group went to St. John’s Food Pantry on Tuesday to help the pantry be ready for the people to come the next day. Wednesday’s is when people come to get their groceries from the pantry. When we visited our goal was to help out with the…
After producing the film “Poor Kids”, Lauren Mucciolo has a very interesting view on child poverty in America. She got to have the hands on experience of working with families living in poverty for over a year, and because of that Lauren was able to give us a new view on poverty. Because Lauren was…
My Group and I visited the Saint John’s Food Pantry to help Joe and his staff package goods for people that needed these food supplies. Our goal for the fieldwork visit was to be hands on and actually help with the process of putting stuff together to hand out to people. We did not participate…
For our second field work we went to St. John’s Food Pantry. We got their as a group and met up with the leader of the program Joe Spicket. Joe Spicket is a man who has been running this food pantry for a long time and is someone who buys all the food for…
Both of the poverty groups got the chance to go to their first field work together. For our first field work we went to the United Nations to participate and hear a big conference about ways to help eradicate poverty in our country. While we were there we got to listen to many people…
My Social Justice Group visited the UN and attended a conference about Poverty, and what can we do to help. I learned at the conference that children struggle with the topic of poverty at schools in fear that they might be judged or criticized for being in a shelter. I think this impacted my group…
We are a group of four eighth graders who attend LREI: Little Red School House and Elizabeth Irwin High School. Our social justice group is interested in issues involving homelessness, one of the biggest problems that people in cities throughout the the United States faces. In New York City alone, for example, more than 60,000…
