Day 1 YWCA Workman
This morning I went to the YWCA shelter for abused women. When we first got there I did not know it was a shelter, I thought it was just another house. They want the shelter to kind of blend in because many women are hiding from their husbands. When we got there a lady gave us a mini tour of the house. We saw the dining room where the residents can come and eat as they please. We also saw the kitchen. The lady told us that each person that stays at the shelter is assigned a chore like cooking dinner or washing dishes. She then took us down stairs where we saw the donation room where there were lots of different types of clothes and there actually was a women with her family looking through it. We then went to the boiler room where when we opened the door we couldn't even step in because it was so crowded with other donations like dishes, towels, toasters, blankets, pillows, and kitchen supplies. She told us that she wanted us to try to get it as clean and organized as possible so that later in the week we can put a van full of more donations into it. It was a very hard process and its going to take awhile, but I'm sure in time we can get it all done.
Today we didnt really get to meet any of the people that stayed at the shelter, but i did talk to a lady who was doing her laundry. She asked me if we didnt have school today and I said no we do have school we are just here for a school class. She just seemed curious as to why we were here instead of in school and then she just went back to folding her clothes with her two boys. I hope to be able to meet with some of the other women that stay there in the future.