Over the last semester I was involved with a local food pantry that provides healthy, wholesome foods to people in need. I walked into the experience with an open mind, knowing that I would be changed in some way, I just did not know what way that would be. Mother Hubbard's Cupboard allowed me to give my time throughout the semester to assist the "poor" of our community. As they opened their doors for me to volunteer, I began to see a completely different culture before my very eyes. This was a culture that was full of families, single parents and children who are in need of assistance as they cannot afford general amenities for survival.
I cannot justify with words the experience that I was given. The stories and the lives that are being effected daily brought a new perspective for life in general. Through triangulating multiple facets of poverty through blog posts and papers, I have gained an understanding of a culture that was irrelevant to me and I hope that it can do the same for you. My life and my perspective has been forever changed because of Mother Hubbard's Cupboard and the lives that walk through the pantry daily.
Mother Hubbard's Cupboard
The HUB website
Semester Blogs
Blog 1-Joan Brumberg's "Body Project"-culture
Blog 2- Golden Valley
Blog 3- Portrait Preparation
Blog 5- Poverty Stricken
Blog 6- You Can't Always Judge A Book By It's Cover
Triangulation - Semester Papers
Positioning Essay
Verbal and Visual Portrait
Critical Bibliographic Essay
"Big" Ethnography
Getting Involved
Volunteering at Mother Hubbard's Cupboard
Ride for the Hungry
Food Bank
