Professor Janine Ledoux, my instructor for a class on Health and Nutrition, invited me to join her in serving food at the Blessing Center - a non-profit charitable aid organization located in Redlands, CA. My experience at the Blessing Center, serving food to the homeless members of my community introduced me to a world I was naively unaware of and shed light on the positive difference compassionate people can make.
My time at the Blessing Center allowed me to delve deeper into how issues such as homelessness, joblessness, and hunger affected my community. One man was particularly eager to share with me how his family has struggled with homelessness and hunger ever since he was laid off from his construction job during the 2008 recession. Due
My time at the Blessing Center allowed me to delve deeper into how issues such as homelessness, joblessness, and hunger affected my community. One man was particularly eager to share with me how his family has struggled with homelessness and hunger ever since he was laid off from his construction job during the 2008 recession. Due