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I began this internship eager to see things from a different lens after being somewhat unsatisfied with results I observed while offering...

During my time in Burlington, Vermont this summer I learned how to be uncomfortable. As a white, American-born woman pursuing a college...

The time has come to be honest: ‘privilege’ is a buzzword. I cannot count the instances in which I’ve thrown the term out, whether in...

Anna’s Place NOLA, a non-profit organization, seeks to improve the lives of citizens living in the Tréme/7th ward of New Orleans. This...

“I am really sorry to ask these questions. I won’t pretend to know how difficult it must be to answer them,” I reached across the table...

As we drive down West Hill Street I count the number of foreclosed properties we pass, the boarded-up windows and doors marked with...

Working at Bowery Residents’ Committee (BRC), a homeless outreach non-profit, in New York City this summer elicited two different...

With blooming potted vegetables at my feet, I stood in front of Brian at Beacon Apartments, a permanent housing site for the formerly...

This summer I interned at the Bowery Residents Committee in New York City. Every morning I would wake up at 4:30, throw on my jeans and...

Children yearn to feel empowered, a theory I developed and observed during the summer of 2017.  From June 5 to July 28, I interned at...

I walked into the doors of the Cone Health Regional Center for Infectious Disease in Greensboro, North Carolina basically clueless. I...

“The biggest hurdle for these families was finding affordable, high quality food without jumping through enormous obstacles” writes...

“Medical treatment is not enough; we must also consider how to relieve a patient’s psychosocial situation to improve and sustain their...

The idea of the began with Reverend Ralph W. Beiting, a Roman Catholic priest born and raised in northern Kentucky. He was the oldest of...

The connection between intimate partner violence (IPV) and poverty isn’t obvious. In fact, it took me the majority of the summer to...

(LIFT is a national anti-poverty non-profit devoted to empowering families to break the cycle of poverty. This summer I was a Community...

“The Patch taught me that every effort to fight poverty successfully should promote holistic development, trust, and new experiences”...

I interned this summer with the Kanawha County Extension Office in West Virginia. I worked with the 4-H Positive Youth Development...

The office of the Bowery Residents’ Committee (BRC) is in the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan, and their clients are in the elevators,...

“We, those of us with privilege, must take this challenge to define our roles, but we must keep our eyes and ears open” writes Iglitzin....