Melding Medicine, Kids and Care: How Education, Introspection and Storytelling Can Transform Poverty
“My SHECP internship granted me the opportunity to witness what selfless means.” Writes Collins. From a young age, I did not know what I...
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Mar 21, 2017
Poverty Studies: Purpose, Inspiration, and Vocation
“While studying and discussing Daniel Moynihan’s “Culture of Poverty” in Washington and Lee Poverty 101 class, I asked myself ‘Why is it...
Dec 5, 2016
A Classroom and Engaged Poverty Education that Continues
“The experiences from that first Shepherd Alliance internship remain with me in many ways, shaping my career and beyond,” writes Calix....
Sep 20, 2016
At the Nexus of Education and Poverty
Mr. Masters interned with The Parks & People Foundation’s SuperKids Camp (Baltimore, MD) in the summer of 2015. A native of Dallas,...
Sep 1, 2016
Combining Classroom and Community Engagement to Expand Opportunities for Women and Children
By Kara Karcher “In both my undergraduate work and my work as a bilingual teacher, I have seen the impact our country’s legal systems can...
Jul 22, 2016
Poverty Studies Deepen Knowledge and Commitments
By Farai Musariri Mr. Musarir is a native of Gweru, Zimbabwe. He is an alumnus of Hendrix College where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Cum...
Jul 11, 2016
Learning to Address Healthcare Disparities under Different Circumstances
By Wesley N. Saintilnord I was born in a small city in the northeastern region of Haiti called Ouanaminthe (Ouanaminthe shares the border...
Jul 11, 2016
Finding My Sacred Heart
By Jabriel Hasan Mr. Hasan interned with the Boys & Girls Club of Chester (PA) the summer of 2014. He studied Communication and Social...
Jul 6, 2016
My Quest for a Professional Vocation in Healthcare
By Nicole Gunawansa Ms. Gunawansa graduated from Washington and Lee University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience. Upon...
Jul 3, 2016
A Community Service Journey
“The Shepherd Poverty Alliance (SPA) Internship allowed me to gain firsthand experience on the effects of poverty and contributed to my...
Jun 24, 2016
Building the Foundations for Future Success
Norman Kim-Senior graduated from Washington and Lee University in 2005 with a double major in Spanish and Economics. After graduating, he...
Jun 24, 2016
Poverty Studies Can Transform Institutions as Well as Students
Victoria Kumpuris Brown, Senior Program Officer, joined the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation staff in 2015, bringing her exceptional...
May 3, 2016
Poverty Studies as the Cornerstone and Foundation for a Life of Service in Medicine
In the chaos and uncertainty of a new life in a new country, medicine – in its most compassionate and humanistic form – was at the center...
Apr 27, 2016
A Long Lesson in Closing Doors
Ms Wilson graduated from Washington and Lee (2006) after completing a large amount of coursework in Poverty Studies and earning a degree...
Apr 25, 2016
An Embodiment of Empathy: How My Poverty Studies Internship Connected Me to Others
By Shelby Smith Ms. Smith graduated from Elon University in 2015 with a major in Public Health Studies and a minor in Psychology. She...
Apr 13, 2016
Poverty was a Pupil in My Classroom
By Missy Naseman Rivera Ms. Rivera graduated from Berea College in 2005 with a degree in English and a literature concentration. She then...
Apr 8, 2016
Who Are Those People?
“Through my time in Eastern Kentucky, I began to undergo a radical consciousness shift that has since changed my life.” Nancy Reinhart is...
Apr 7, 2016
How Poverty Studies Can Define and Direct a Complete Education
“The Shepherd Program permanently changed the way I see the world, directed my education, and influenced my passions.” Caroline Gill...
Mar 29, 2016
Learning to Practice Philanthropy and Good Citizenship as Means to Conquer Poverty
“Taking Poverty 101 and subsequent classes made me realize that there are many facets of poverty and many ways to help those in need.”...
Mar 17, 2016
A Shepherd Internship Cultivates a Life of Service
“The internship program equipped me with more life-long lessons and experiences than I could have ever imagined.” Tran Kim-Senior...
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