By Wood Smith, Centre College Senior 2014 I’ve never been homeless before. I’ve always had a place to call home—somewhere to recline after school, procrastinating on my coursework to watch another episode of “SpongeBob SquarePants.” I always knew what homelessness was and that it was a pervasive and debilitating issue for millions of Americans. But…
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June 2014 Good Samaritan
Centre College Students Blog About Stay at Homeless Shelter: Nick Do
By Nick Do, Centre College Student Going into this, we were quite nervous. Being the third of three pairs getting dropped off at various shelters in Louisville, we had the experience of watching each group disembarking from the van and Professor Axtell laughing quietly at our nervous solemnity. Having learned about the shelter system for…