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Tag Archives: Op Ed
How to Change a Life
In 2010, Moreland started a coat drive through her company, and started making regular stops at the Union Gospel Mission. The following year, she added turkeys to the donations.“I felt compelled to know that I had changed somebody’s life,” she … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Reflections
Tagged advice, charity, coat drive, community, compassion, Culture, economy, food bank, gratitude, gratiude, happiness, happy mail, humor, kindness, learning, life, lifestyle, neighbors, Op Ed, pay it forward, realationships, thankful, travel, volunteering
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One Check Away…
Years ago, I remember reading American Project: The Rise and Fall of a Modern Ghetto by Sudhir Venkatesh The book recently called to me (yes, I believe books pick you, not the other way around). I pulled it off my academic … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, book club, book review, cash support, clothing, familes, Government, housing, lifestyle, low-income families, Op Ed, politics, poverty, rent, school supplies, social work, social worker, Sudhir Venkatesh, TANF, tough times, transportation costs, utilities, welfare
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Random Act of Kindness
Originally posted on Real Life of an MSW:
Abby took me to a fabulous brunch and we both spotted the sign on the menu (if you can’t view the picture, it reads “We believe everyone deserves a warm healthy, organic…
Posted in Charity
Tagged advice, basic needs, brunch, charity, community, compassion, Costco, Culture, economy, gratiude, happiness, happy mail, humor, kindness, learning, life, lifestyle, Meals on Wheels, neighbors, Op Ed, pay it forward, realationships, thankful, travel, volunteering
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Social Workers Don’t Operate in a Vacuum – Articles of a Career Journal
Originally posted on Real Life of an MSW:
I love the Opt Ed section of the paper. I believe we all need to write at least one letter on something we’re passionate about in our lifetime. In saying that, I…
Radom Act of Kindness
I want to offer a huge shout out to fellow riders of the northbound Link Light Rail from Sea-Tac to downtown Seattle recently. Mid-route, the doors opened and a homeless man carrying a crate and a shopping bag entered the … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, charity, community, compassion, Culture, economy, gratitude, gratiude, happiness, happy mail, humor, kindness, learning, life, lifestyle, Meals on Wheels, neighbors, Op Ed, pay it forward, realationships, thankful, travel, volunteering
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