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Wealth & Poverty | Intern Helps Find Services for Patients at Risk

Wealth & Poverty | Intern Helps Find Services for Patients at Risk

By Chloe Wooster ’19 Junior in Social Work and Wealth and Poverty Certificate Intern with Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty My internship experience at Charleston Area Medical Center has developed my perception of the role of social services in a health-care setting and has solidified my passion for the […]

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July 30, 2017 at 10:42 amIn Class

Wealth & Poverty | Intern Finds Two Pieces of Wisdom

Angela Green working with her friends at a REMERGE picnic.

By Angela Green ’19 Junior in Social Work and Wealth and Poverty Certificate Intern with Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty Multi-colored lawn chairs, fold-up tables and benches, and food are hoisted by neighbor’s hands out of the truck to the park. Greetings fill the air as we gather again […]

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July 30, 2017 at 10:37 amNews

Wealth & Poverty | Internship Shows Realities of Housing Insecurity

Kees Vande Stadt at his internship in Saint Joseph’s Carpenter Society is a nonprofit organization in East Camden, NJ.

By Kees Vande Stadt ’19 Junior in Geography and Wealth and Poverty Certificate Intern with Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty Saint Joseph’s Carpenter Society is a nonprofit organization based out of East Camden, NJ, a place where affordable housing and poverty have been and still are major issues. Saint […]

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July 30, 2017 at 10:02 amNews

No Friday Veggie Sales Due to Heat; But Pre-Orders for Pick-up Welcome

No Friday Veggie Sales Due to Heat; But Pre-Orders for Pick-up Welcome

Due to the extreme heat that Athens has been experiencing, the Friday Veggie Sales at the Plant Biology Learning Gardens are suspended, effective immediately. (No sale Friday July 21.) But veggie lovers can still pre-order or place bulk orders. “We hope to start up again with the Friday sales when the […]

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July 2, 2017 at 7:15 pmEvents

Veggie Sales | Grover Market at Atrium Cafe, July 26

Veggie Sales | Grover Market at Atrium Cafe, July 26

Come to the Grover Market veggie sale, presented by the Food Studies theme and the Atrium Café, on Wednesday, July 26, from 1-3 p.m. to pick up local student sown-and-grown produce. All are welcome! Cash, credit cards, and Bobcat Cash are accepted, courtesy of the Atrium Café. This week’s garden harvest: zucchini potatoes peppers tomatoes cabbage garlic […]

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July 2, 2017 at 5:45 pmEvents

Veggie Sales | Food Studies Market at Plant Biology Garden, July 14

Veggie Sales | Food Studies Market at Plant Biology Garden, July 14

  Come to the Veggie Sale at the Plant Biology Learning Gardens on Wednesday, July 12, from 4-5:30 p.m. to pick up local student sown-and-grown produce. All are welcome! Cash, credit cards, and Bobcat Cash are accepted, courtesy of the Atrium Café. On sale at the garden harvest Wednesday, July 12: carrots potatoes cucumber tomatoes […]

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July 1, 2017 at 8:45 pmEvents

Veggie Sales | Grover Market at Atrium Cafe, July 12

Veggie Sales | Grover Market at Atrium Cafe, July 12

Come to the veggie sale at the Grover Market, presented by the Food Studies theme and the Atrium Café, on Wednesday, July 12, from 1-3 p.m. to pick up local student sown-and-grown produce. All are welcome! Cash, credit cards, and Bobcat Cash are accepted, courtesy of the Atrium Café. On sale at the garden harvest Wednesday, July […]

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July 1, 2017 at 9:18 amEvents