Community Observation Paper (Soup Kitchen) Empowering the Homeless P### F##### Soci. 200-B09 Empowering the homeless
Life is an expedition barred by obstacles that one must overcome to achieve personal goals and achievements. In doing so, he interacts with people of different ethnicities, cultures and social plights. His experience brings him to opposing extremes that mould and transform his primary targets to accommodate social responsibilities and seek to improve plights of various populations that promote mutual interactions beyond any divisions, segregations, non-recognition or neglect. A visit to a special school for physically and mentally challenged as well as orphaned children of these challenges sparked a desire to strife for those that cannot attend to their basic needs in bid to build an environment conducive for everyone.
Observations done during the experience
The activity commenced in the morning and involved walking about a mile to an soup kitchen. Such a trek suits a sunny morning but the day begun with rain that would not cease even at 1:00 Pm, two hours late of the scheduled time. I would have taken a car but the decision to walk stemmed from the fact that I was on a charitable visit and had swore to walk and think of the homeless I was going to see. I had also made my mind up to take donations to hand out while I was at the kitchen. Having called earlier to request for a tour, I could not post pone the visit either. My donation would involve three pairs of shoes and a rucksack full of old clothes. Despite the rain I walked, accompanied by a neighbor who liked the gesture. We wore raincoats and