Tag Archives: poverty
Coalition for the Homeless interviews
Last week, Chiara, Scekem, and I went to 51st street to St. Bart’s Church, which is one branch of Coalition for the Homeless. We were [...]
McSilver Institute Visit
Although I wasn’t able to attend the meeting that my social justice group had with Mary McKay from the McSilver Institute, I was prese [...]
Food Van 1/20/14
On Monday night, my social justice group was given the opportunity to go on a food van that delivered dinner to the homeless or poor through [...]
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Interview with Alice Steigerwald, 11/6/13
The poverty group went on a fieldwork yesterday. We visited the Covenant House which is a transitional housing unit for youth in NYC. [...]
Volunteer Work with Homes for the Homeless 11/22/13
My social justice group visited Homes for the Homeless, a homeless shelter that is centered around families with children. We met with Marga [...]
Interview with Peter Brest
Last Thursday, Peter Brest, the Chief Operating Officer of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty came to our school to talk with us. We [...]
Volunteer at St. John’s Food Pantry, 11/20/13
Yesterday our group accompanied a teacher and her six sixth graders to St. John’s food pantry. We stayed there from about 12:30 until [...]
UN Conference, October 17
Both poverty groups went to a Poverty Eradication Conference at the United Nations. We heard from many speakers from all over the world. The [...]
Interview with Alice Steigerwald, 11/6/13
The poverty group went on a fieldwork yesterday. We visited the Covenant House which is a transitional housing unit for youth in NYC. We met [...]
