Background Hi my name is Kaylan Butler and I am the trip leader for Atlanta. We will be working with the Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency to help people who are homeless gain self sufficiency. Making it to Atlanta After making it into the city from a thirteen and a half hour drive we arrived at our housing location. Being able to stay at a Menionite church that has its … [Read more...] about Atlanta Day One!
On Monday night in Atlanta, we served at the Central Night shelter. After visiting San Francisco two summers ago I had my own ideas of what homelessness looked like in large cities. I experienced people constantly asking for food or money and sometimes yelling and calling me out specifically. It was easy to become part of the crowd and ignore them. I knew there were also many … [Read more...] about Central Night Shelter- Logan Triplett
Participants traveling to Atlanta will serve with organizations working to meet the different needs of people in poverty. Poverty is a complex issue that affects one in seven people in the U.S. During this trip, we will learn about the different aspects of the issue including food insecurity, access to education, and homelessness to better understand poverty as a whole. We will … [Read more...] about Pieces of Poverty: Exploring Different Aspects in Atlanta
Yesterday, the Atlanta trip got the chance to serve alongside the Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency, or ACSS. The ACSS specializes in aiding people who are in the situation of being homeless be placed in careers. The director Gordon explained to us about how their "clients" come to them from shelters all over the city to join their program, which is a three week education … [Read more...] about Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency