sip-isaac:

A pic

28 Jun 2007 14:12 EST

Here's a pic of some of my co-workers.

Cause of Homelessness

26 Jun 2007 17:16 EST

K presented homelessness as usually having a personal root. Caused by addiction and mental health problems. That sucks. Where’s the hope in that? How can we prevent people from being born or developing mental health issues? I would rather it be issues of affordable housing, gentrification, public policy and common societal practices. I know...

Thoughts on privilege

26 Jun 2007 17:08 EST

L talked about casework as using our positions of privilege to work the system for the unprivileged. Something about it seems bad. I don’t want to use the thing I’m not supposed to have. But . . . whom I kidding. I use it (my privilege) all the time. Its not like going to college, which uses my privilege, presents any moral problems for me...

Beginning house and work life

13 Jun 2007 16:20 EST

An Introduction

12 Jun 2007 20:09 EST

[www.samaritanministry.org...] -- This summer, I am doing an internship with Samaritan Ministry in Washington, D.C. Samaritan Ministry is a 'self-help' style resource center for homeless people. It operates the 'next step program' where participants identify long term goals for themselves and then smaller 'next steps' to acheiving those goals. ...