We are split into two groups. We have Sami and Iain is her unofficial co-leader. They have Lauren, Tony, Caitlin, Mike, Amelia and Clarence. The white van, now known as "the rental" has Greg and myself, Jen, Brenna, Chris, Casey, Precious and Shelby.
This morning our group went to Mother's Home. An organization that houses and helps pregnant women. We cleaned and organized their basement which is where they house their community store (Jen, Precious and Shelby are helping me remember details). It was a little dirty and not exactly neat when we got there. By the time we left around noon, two of the three rooms were cleaned. The third room was filled entirely with children's clothes and we made a good dent in it.
After lunch back at the CSM site, our group went to Camp Peace. An after school program in Camden, New Jersey. They work alongside another program. Camp Peace has K-4th grades. The other program is for 5th-8th graders. At Camp Peace, the counselors are former students. It was amazing to see how well these kids behaved. In Camden, 40% of the population lives below the poverty line. New Jersey is the second richest state. Interesting facts.
Now we have a few minutes before heading out to eat Mediterranean for dinner. Then we are participating in a program called "Hands of Hope". We will be hanging around in the subway building relationships and handing out sacks of food (like dinner; a sandwich, snacks, fruit and water) to homeless. I won't be blogging again tonight. If I have to add anything, I'll add it tomorrow! I hope this is making sense, sleep is not a luxury and the other groups were a bit late to bed last night.
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