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Immersion Experience: Denver
DAY 4 - WITH AND FOR OTHERS
We started the day almost perfectly. For the first time Padre was able to pull out of the narrow alleyway with one try.
Today we were all split up at different service/volunteer sites; most of our group went to help stage things for the next Mutual Aid Monday or to prep for an event at Lambuth Center. Some of us went back to the immersion sites we attended last week.
-Nick
The people that went to Mutual Aid Monday helped build some small trailers for bikes and reorganized the storage units that hold supplies for the event. The trailers, which can hold belongings in a convenient/portable manner, are going to be raffled at the next Mutual Aid Monday event. The packed storage units were a haphazard mess that needed immediate attention; we took everything out of the units and reorganized the items into neat stacks of sorted items.
-Chris
At Lambuth we helped to sweep and mop the floors so that we could set up tables for a special event. The event was set up by Subaru to give the kids living at the transitional housing socks, jackets, and blankets. We were told how important it is to these kids to be able to have the surprise of brand-new clothes. We also got to talk to one of the residents that has been living there. Learning about her story and how she had gotten to the situation she was in as well as the process of moving out and living her life to the fullest.
-Jamey
Emma, Malik and I went back to St. Francis Center for the day. Emma and Malik filled out some paperwork and then took a training tour. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to work behind the mail and storage counter due to the center being short-staffed and therefore unable to train them. The mail and storage counter are the center of a lot of activity at St. Francis. We hold people’s belongings in black trash bags, where each person gets their own slot if they register for one. Behind the counter is a ton of supplies and simple necessities that we can give out at a request. The most active part of the counter is the handling of mail; St. Francis Center is listed as the mailing address for hundreds of displaced persons in Denver. We can receive birth certificates, IDs, social security cards, checks etc. It’s a major lifeline for a lot of those experiencing homelessness. Malik and Emma helped in the back sorting through laundry and donations, where St. Francis Center cleans and provides clothes for those who come through. Overall, I was super thrilled to be back in this amazing environment and community in the heart of Denver.
-Gabe
Today I went back to Marisol Home where my immersion was last week. I started the morning off by sorting and laminating papers to be placed in welcome binders. I then spent lunch in the cafeteria with the mothers and kids living there. I enjoyed being able to interact with the young kids. I then loaded diapers into a car in order to be taken to goodwill. I spent the last hour sorting diapers in the storage room.
-Scarlett
Back
-Nick
The people that went to Mutual Aid Monday helped build some small trailers for bikes and reorganized the storage units that hold supplies for the event. The trailers, which can hold belongings in a convenient/portable manner, are going to be raffled at the next Mutual Aid Monday event. The packed storage units were a haphazard mess that needed immediate attention; we took everything out of the units and reorganized the items into neat stacks of sorted items.
-Chris
At Lambuth we helped to sweep and mop the floors so that we could set up tables for a special event. The event was set up by Subaru to give the kids living at the transitional housing socks, jackets, and blankets. We were told how important it is to these kids to be able to have the surprise of brand-new clothes. We also got to talk to one of the residents that has been living there. Learning about her story and how she had gotten to the situation she was in as well as the process of moving out and living her life to the fullest.
-Jamey
Emma, Malik and I went back to St. Francis Center for the day. Emma and Malik filled out some paperwork and then took a training tour. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to work behind the mail and storage counter due to the center being short-staffed and therefore unable to train them. The mail and storage counter are the center of a lot of activity at St. Francis. We hold people’s belongings in black trash bags, where each person gets their own slot if they register for one. Behind the counter is a ton of supplies and simple necessities that we can give out at a request. The most active part of the counter is the handling of mail; St. Francis Center is listed as the mailing address for hundreds of displaced persons in Denver. We can receive birth certificates, IDs, social security cards, checks etc. It’s a major lifeline for a lot of those experiencing homelessness. Malik and Emma helped in the back sorting through laundry and donations, where St. Francis Center cleans and provides clothes for those who come through. Overall, I was super thrilled to be back in this amazing environment and community in the heart of Denver.
-Gabe
Today I went back to Marisol Home where my immersion was last week. I started the morning off by sorting and laminating papers to be placed in welcome binders. I then spent lunch in the cafeteria with the mothers and kids living there. I enjoyed being able to interact with the young kids. I then loaded diapers into a car in order to be taken to goodwill. I spent the last hour sorting diapers in the storage room.
-Scarlett
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