McGaugh-West+Suburban+PADS

Organization Name: West Suburban PADS

Mission: Feeding the homeless

Reflection #1 My first day going to PADS at the first united church on lake street was interesting to me. i was expecting a lot of homeless people, especially men but there was also a good amount of women also. when I first got there, they had me setting all the cots for the people before they came and we had to count how many we were making. After doing that we set the table getting ready for dinner. right after we set up the table people starting arriving to the church. They all got settled and were getting ready for dinner. I was noticing each person that came through the door and I was surprised. I was expecting there to be more minorities walking through the door than whites, but there seemed to be more whites than minorities. After we served them dinner, we had some time to interact and help out with them. A lot people had interesting stories to tell, mostly telling why they ended up being here. I had a good experience my first day.

Reflection #2 It was my second and last day with PADS and I was going to make it a good one. This time I was working with people from OPRF which made it easier and more fun for me. This time I was working the front desk and checking in everyone who walked through the door. They made me check if they had any medical issues and if they needed a wake up call in the morning. Also if any of them were aloud to come in and stay for the night. After I checked everyone in, I got to help out making the dinner for the homelessness and serving them. I had more fun and a better time the second day I went then the first.