Homelessness

I was on YouTube randomly looking at videos from people I've subscribed to when I came to something interesting. POYKPAC is one video-making team that makes funny shorts. In this one video (HELP the Homeless) they were actually serious...in their own jokey way.  Read More »

In my Master of Social Work program, I am taking a social justice class. In one assignment, I needed to write about a social disparity that I have noticed, unfair treatment, prejudices. I feel quite strongly about this, not only as a social worker but also as someone who is affected by these prejudices.  Read More »

Today, people are facing homelessness at an all time high. A place like P.A.D.S. (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) is an organization that I first encountered as a member of a church when I was a small child. It was amazing to see so many young men and women homeless and needing shelter.  Read More »

No one knows his name, but everyone around here knows him on sight. He is shorter than I am, maybe 5'6" with graying hair and a beard that looks more like he's simply forgotten to shave for several days than a true attempt to keep a beard. His eyes are this pale grey color that, while expressive, always seems to look vacant.  Read More »

Everyday America asks men and women to stand up to protect and serve our great nation. These men and women do this by joining one of the four armed forces. Whether it was voluntary or involuntary these men and women have risked there lives for the United States of America. I have chosen to write about the veterans for this reason.  Read More »

...a college student.
...a older sister.
...a family member of someone battling Cervical Cancer.
...a homeless youth.
...a child of divorce.
...a daughter and victim of an abusive father.
...a lesbian.
...Me.  Read More »

I'm on vacation in San Francisco, California right now. Luckily, there's free Internet in the hotel, so I can share this blog entry with you all.  Read More »

You are fifteen and you are in love. You are all the things a fifteen-year-old usually is when in love. You are wide-eyed and hopeful. You are single-minded and not to be convinced that he is not The One. You are also terrified, cold, lost, and confused, because up until tonight, when you felt you would burst if you didn’t tell someone how you feel about him, you had a home. But then you told your parents that you are head over heels in love with another boy. Now you live on the street.
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