Jesse Screeton, April 9th

Wow, what a tiring day! Today we started off by geting up early to go take showers. We went to the Salvation Army ,where we showered, and talked with Andy, the director of CSM, for a while. Our first task of the day was called City Search. We walked together around a part of the city and tried to get a feel for what being homeless would be like. We walked around a little, met a guy named Memory in Carl's Jr., had a guy offer us "some good pot", rode the bus, and met another man looking for someone to buy him soap since he might be getting a job. We also went to the six story library and talked with the social worker there. Her and Memory both explained how the city tries to help the homeless, and thier views on if enough is being done and what the city needs to improve their efforts. Our second task was working at the SF Food Bank. Us, along with another group helped to package over 2,700 lbs of rice during our few hours there. We ended the day with Indian food. It wasn't too great, but better than the Ethiopian food.