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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Images of Hope.
Taken at the Wall of Hope Wash Up in Waterplace Park. 09.11.2009.
Rhode Islanders, Americorps, youth, musicians, grieving families, pastors, rabbis, workers scrubbed away grime so that hope could shine anew in the city. We remember, we look to the future, and hold onto these images as fuel for our journey.
Tiles installed in Waterplace Park shortly after the events eight years ago. 1,200 people. 1,200 perspectives.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Potatoes a Plenty! Spud Heaven.
A couple photos from Project Hope/Proyecto Esperanza's most recent potato harvesting adventure. Friends Emily and Henry joined forces on an afternoon road trip to Chepachet, where we met the Chepachet Union Church garden coordinator. This Baptist iglesia sits on a plot of green land, overflowing with veggies and wild flowers. The church donates all of their veggies to community members in need or missions collecting food for the hungry. Our mission: Harvest as many little tubers as possible and bring 'em back to Blackstone Valley. THREE hours and THREE sunburns later the THREE of us had harvested THREE giant boxes of potatoes (notice the theme). Our box tops were brimming with fresh cabbage, celery and squash. My friends Emily and Henry, spotted above recovering from the farming experience, helped me load the potatoes into my trunk and backseat. The potatoes buckled up, under mama farmer's orders of course. We took off for Pawtucket, after a pit stop for an A&W root beer float of course(Smithfield has a clever stand still within my Americorps stipend budget - you gotta splurge every once in a while). One box of potatoes and fresh veggies found a nice home in the stewpot at St. John the Baptist Hospitality House Soup Kitchen. The others were adopted by the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen at St. Joseph's on Walcott. High thanks to the folks at Chepachet Union Church. Many Pawtucket tummy's are full with the flavors of latke, smashed potato, and leek soup. Project Hope/Proyecto Esperanza is delighted to have a relationship with this local farm. We are all integretated on this globe, humans who inhabit a beautiful planet. Let's continue to work together to make sure nature's resources continue to foster a healthy and hearty lifestyle for as many people as possible.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Recovery Month: It's time to speak up
“Join the Voices for Recovery: Together We Learn, Together We Heal”
This September, the Diocese of Providence, Office of Social Ministry, will join voices from around the country to celebrate the 20th anniversary of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. This annual celebration inspires members of the community to raise awareness about addiction, bear witness to personal success with treatment, and help each other walk the road to recovery.
According to a recent study by Department of Health and Human Services, Rhode Island falls into a group of nine states demonstrating the highest percentage of binge alcohol and illicit drug use in the country. Based on annual averages from 2006-2007, 12.47 percent of Rhode Islanders over 12 years of age used an illicit drug during the previous month and 27.92 percent admitted to recent binge alcohol consumption.
The tremors of addiction are felt in the family, at the workplace, in our communities and parishes.
- The little girl who looks on as her mother rummages through the liquor cabinet.
- The office manager who watches a once super star employee decline in producivity.
- The parish priest who offers spiritual guidance to the devastated parents of a drug addicted teen.
In solidarity with those in recovery we are pleased to announce The Saint Matthias Ministry. This new ministry, based out of Project Hope in Pawtucket, will provide a safety net for those struggling with addiction offering them one to one support and mentoring along the journey to recovery.
Stay tuned for more information on the St. Matthias Ministry in coming entries...
This September, the Diocese of Providence, Office of Social Ministry, will join voices from around the country to celebrate the 20th anniversary of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. This annual celebration inspires members of the community to raise awareness about addiction, bear witness to personal success with treatment, and help each other walk the road to recovery.
According to a recent study by Department of Health and Human Services, Rhode Island falls into a group of nine states demonstrating the highest percentage of binge alcohol and illicit drug use in the country. Based on annual averages from 2006-2007, 12.47 percent of Rhode Islanders over 12 years of age used an illicit drug during the previous month and 27.92 percent admitted to recent binge alcohol consumption.
The tremors of addiction are felt in the family, at the workplace, in our communities and parishes.
- The little girl who looks on as her mother rummages through the liquor cabinet.
- The office manager who watches a once super star employee decline in producivity.
- The parish priest who offers spiritual guidance to the devastated parents of a drug addicted teen.
In solidarity with those in recovery we are pleased to announce The Saint Matthias Ministry. This new ministry, based out of Project Hope in Pawtucket, will provide a safety net for those struggling with addiction offering them one to one support and mentoring along the journey to recovery.
Stay tuned for more information on the St. Matthias Ministry in coming entries...
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