Today Bear Breaks Chicago team had their first service day. We volunteered at Chicago Dream Center. A woman named Marisol enlightened us about the community we were serving and who exactly we were supporting. The Chicago Dream Center is located in the Palmer Square neighborhood. Marisol informed us that the neighborhood had the highest homicide rate in all of America. The … [Read more...] about Be A Dreamer
Today was our third day together, but our first day of service. And what a day it was! We woke up to a beautiful covering of snow on the ground that turned Chicago into the most glorious winter wonderland. After such a warm winter, this was a welcome sight (for me, at least). After breakfast, we headed to our service project of the day. Today we served at Chicago Dream … [Read more...] about Chicago Dream Mission
Chicago is the largest city in the Midwest and I was so fortunate to be chosen to be on this trip. Not only did I get to be in a large city, but I also got to do one of my passions, which is to serve (the poverty in this case). I remember when I got my acceptance email from my trip leader that I would be joining the team to go to Chicago and serve in the poverty stricken … [Read more...] about There’s something special about the Windy City
Today (03/08/16) was our first day of serving the Chicago community. We started off our day early at Saint James Food Pantry at 9 a.m. and ended around 2 p.m. The Saint James Food Pantry in Chicago serves in a food desert area, serving 5 communities and 2 zip codes. During our time here, we did tasks such as organizing food shelves, to packing meals, and prepping meals. I … [Read more...] about Chicago, Serving Community and Your Team