Frustrations With The Impoverished

Since moving to Seattle I have had the chance to think a lot about the initiative and about its ultimate effects on me and my actions. I am finally in a place where the rubber can really hit the road and I can actually begin carrying out the task of feeding the hungry and [...]

Interviews from RRVFP-Mary

Age:  39
In today’s society, doctors and other medical professionals are often given impossible expectations to fill because people come to the doctor when they are in their greatest need. The struggle against death makes people desperate. Any hint of hesitance or confusion on the part of medical personnel has the potential to send a patient [...]

Interviews from RRVFP-Sheila

Age: 49
I didn’t realize she was a mother right away, but I really should have. A multicolored headband pulled back a mass of tousled frizzy hair. She wore a light blue tang top more for comfort and ease than for fashion. The crows feet at the corners of her eyes and the smile lines [...]

Interviews from RRVFP-Deborah

Age: 15
The Christian Care Center wasn’t a bad place to live. It went on lockdown sometimes, but it provided her mom with enough time and resources to get back on her feet. The Care Center was also where she heard about the pantry for the first time. It has really come in handy since [...]

Day 30-Failure

Weight-162 lbs.
The day has finally arrived.  I have been looking forward to this moment for a month and a half.  Today is the day that the initiative comes to an end and we see if its lessons stick.  For those of you who have been reading this blog faithfully…thank you.  For those of you who [...]