Circles of Mercy

So today was my first real day of service with my community partner - Circles of Mercy, an outreach center for women and women with children. I love it there. They have so many great programs, including adopt a family (which they do in coordination with Siena), training classes for women to learn how to use Microsoft Word, a thrift shop in the center where everything is $1-$5 (where I actually picked up a nice Gap sweater for $1 myself :-] ), and tons of other great things. The director there, Richard, is so nice and so is Pat- the woman I worked with today in the thrift shop. Basically today I helped organize the store and helped some women pick out outfits for them and their babies. It was crazy to see how young some of the girls were that came in to pick up clothing for their babies, but I think it's great that they have opportunities like the ones that Circles of Mercy gives them. I am so looking forward to getting more integrated into the system there and getting to do a lot more for them.
See you all at the debate in 40 minutes !