Day 3 Shepard's of Independence Van Tol
Today Amanda and I went to Shepard's of Independence with Jessie and Yazmine because our place is only open certain days of the week. So when we got there this morning we knew it would be totally different. At First Place we wait until Mr. Johnson gets there then we listen to him talk and then do whatever he needs us to do. At this place, you talk to the janitor briefly then go to work right away. You don't sit around and chat for an hour: They tell you right away what to do and you get most everything done they need. The first thing Yazmine and I did was vacuum the rugs. We also mopped the floor and elevator. After that was done we swept upstairs and downstairs and put the Christmas trees away. The final thing we did before we left was load the trees into boxes and put all the boxes in the basement. It was a different but great experience.
The speaker that came this afternoon definitely loves her job and knew what she was talking about. I enjoyed listening to her, but that one fact that stuck out was that 40% of the homeless are kids. I thought that was very sad but also interesting. I didn't think that many kids would be homeless. It also makes me want to continue to help them and also become a social worker. :)