Winding Down 2009 & Pocket Full of Change

It’s been a long semester, and as 2009 draws to a close, I wanted to take some time to reflect on my work this year blogging for Pocket Full of Change. Admittedly I knew very little about poverty, hunger and homelessness before Alyssa and I started this project. I had a few tastes of the [...]

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Closing out: An analysis of hunger and poverty

So for my last post, I just want to discuss what I’ve learned about working on this blog. After exploring hunger and poverty relief efforts, from clubs on-campus to vital organizations in the town, I realized what a passion this town has for helping others.  I also learned not to overlook events going on in [...]

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Personal Care Products Drive Ends

Hey remember that time a few months ago when I blogged about the importance of personal care item closets that offer free hygiene products to financially qualifying families, a la food pantries? Well, a few friends and I had never really thought about a charity offering a service like this – like most people, we [...]

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‘Tis the Season to be Giving

‘Tis the season to be broke.  The recession seems to have hit everyone hard and it may seem disheartening not being able to give your loved ones everything you want. Tip for shopping this year: Try to go more personal, creative, and thoughtful, rather than expensive, extravagant, and showy! Anyway, it may seem hard to [...]

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Tracking S.W.I.F.T.’s Ambition

Stop Wasting Ithaca’s Food Today, acronym-ized as “S.W.I.F.T.,” is one of the most interesting grassroots advocacy and direct service organizations that’s picked up steam in the college’s recent history. The premise is simple: package leftover dining hall food for local food pantries so that underprivileged families can have a hot meal instead of trashing the [...]

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