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By Daphne Nwobike , 2025 SHECP Intern with Miriam's Kitchen My summer at Miriam’s Kitchen was remarkable and eye-opening. For two months, I worked with D.C.’s unhoused community in ways I never anticipated. Before my internship, I had never heard of Miriam’s Kitchen or paid much attention to D.C.’s housing crisis. My perception of the city was limited to its tourist attractions, political significance, and endless social activities. All I did was take from the city, unperturb

By Annabelle Sutliff , 2025 SHECP Intern with the Tharros Place On the 8-hour drive from Virginia to Savannah, Georgia, I remember my head circling with ideas about what the summer would look like. I was driving to Tharros Place, a non-profit that both provides care for teenage girls that have survived human trafficking, while also educating the Chatham County community about child sex trafficking. It’s a young organization, but has already supported many girls throughout the

Sewanne students participated in Summer 2025 internships, and the school officially joined SHECP in September. The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) is excited to announce that the University of the South (Sewanee) is the newest member institution of the consortium . As a member, Sewanee will participate in year-round programming and help guide the priorities and planning of the Consortium to advance Poverty Studies. Established in 1857, Sewanee compris