When one works in the nonprofit field, it is sometimes hard to see and appreciate the impact your work has on someone's life. It is very easy to get caught up in your work and to look at what you do as merely "part of your job". It is only when you receive a letter, a thank you, or a client's hug that you are humbled by the fact that-more often than not-you have a person's life in your hands. This is how I feel working as the Director of Client Services. I see a vast array of people...

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For the past ten months, I have been working at Lakeview Pantry as a full time volunteer through the Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC).  Jesuit Volunteers intend to live according to four core values: social justice, simple living, community, and spirituality.  JVC often introduced the value of community as understanding the best practices of living in an intentional community—understanding how to resolve conflict and reach consensus. Thus, coming into the program, I expected my work at the pantry to speak primarily to the social justice aspect of the program, while my role in an intentional community would more fully address my commitment...

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