And it begins....

Today was my first day volunteering with Art and Soul and it was definitely an experience.  I am still in a reflective phase and will elaborate in detail soon. However, I must say that, upon arriving, I was saddened to see the number of people lined up around the building. Worse, the line seemed to continuously stream into the center for over an hour. I have been through Detroit so many times, yet remained blind to the abundance of homeless people. This realization makes me rather disappointment in myself.

However, I am fascinated because I watched a stream of homeless men, women, and children come into the center today and nearly all of them had a smile on their face. I am interested to see how working with them will go. I am skeptical because I have never been in their shoes but I am hopeful because I think that Art ad Soul offers them a unique opportunity.