St. James Food Pantry: How Homeless can Occur Essay -- hunger, poverty,

When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.Helder CamaraWhat is hunger? According to dictionary.com, hunger is feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food. A person that has no shelter, love and food is considering world homeless. This makes their demand for food and shelter high. Poverty, for centuries has been look over in the United States of the States, and for the States to have atomic number 53 of highest poverty rates, it is a disgrace. It is a disgrace because America is one of the wealthiest countries, therefore the government has the resource, in order for poverty not exists at this caliber. By going to St. mob Food Pantry, it showed me that poverty in America is still being overlooked. Since the semester started, I have been volunteering at St. James Food Pantry located on 29th and Wabash which serves the 60605 and 16 zip codes. As an African American female, being a part of society middle-low class, I was shock to mark that it was other races especially Asians, coming into the facility for help. I was shock to see Asians coming into the facility because in the media African Americans are the ones depicted to choose assistance not Asians. However, volunteering at St. James showed that all races need help, not one more than other. Walking into the food pantry, one will immediately be welcomed by the secretary or volunteer coordinator, Ben. The staff at St. James is well-disposed and aware of their clients needs. They bring a since of hope and love to the community in which the government has overlook the demand of hunger their citizens face daily. St. James Food Pantry was not what I expected it to be. It is small-quaint building on the corner o... ... comparing their clients to the community in different communitys s there is a significant difference in class inequality. Not able to support themselves or family shows the differences in class because to support living a person needs money. In majority money is the main aspect in determine class difference. Being in a society where people only care about themselves shows why there is a disparity between the have and have nots. In the healthcare field, people need to demonstrate an altruism behavior because they service the people. Going to St. James showed me that I need to be more humble in order to be a successful RN. St. James Food Pantry helps their client to build life skills so they can be able to function in todays society. As I volunteer more at St. James, I hope to receive more direct contact with clients and understand how homelessness can occur.