Daniel Simonds, Author at Ignatian Solidarity Network

About Daniel Simonds

Dan Simonds is a second year Jesuit Volunteer who, after a year teaching at Detroit Cristo Rey High School, is continuing his westward trek from the smallest town, Warren, in the smallest state, Rhode Island. He is serving in 2018-2019 as a Student Services Coordinator at Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, California. Dan calls Gordon College—a small Christian liberal arts college near Boston—his alma mater.

Entries by Daniel Simonds

Jesuit Volunteer Reflects

“Have You Thought About School?”: Cultivating the Seed of Higher Education at Homeboy Industries

Homeboy Industries serves as the foundational rung of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs that catapults young adults to the university experience they were destined for.

2020-01-17 /1 Comment/by Daniel Simonds

Rise Up Weekly

Who We Stand Beside

It is through the friendships that form via accompaniment that we begin to understand that it is not about what we do, but who we are, and who we, then, decide to stand beside.

2019-07-08 /1 Comment/by Daniel Simonds

Jesuit Volunteer Reflects

Lived It, Studied It: Redefining Education at Homeboy Industries

Every American has some form of access to education, but most Americans do not know what it’s like to be a gang member—this is where Homeboy Industries comes into the picture.

2019-07-03 /1 Comment/by Daniel Simonds

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About Daniel Simonds

Entries by Daniel Simonds

“Have You Thought About School?”: Cultivating the Seed of Higher Education at Homeboy Industries

Who We Stand Beside

Lived It, Studied It: Redefining Education at Homeboy Industries

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