Parting, But Not Apart
Even though my Anchorage community mates and I are going our separate ways, we can always be brought back together.
Dani Xiong is a Jesuit Volunteer serving in Anchorage, AK as Client Relational Support at Karluk Manor at RurAL CAP. She is was born in China, grew up in Fort Collins, CO and attended Boston College graduating with a degree in Marketing & Information Systems.
Even though my Anchorage community mates and I are going our separate ways, we can always be brought back together.
With each story shared, I learn a little bit more about my community mates, and I, too, let down another wall.
I’ve been forced to come to the unsettling conclusion that our systems do not adequately allocate care and funding to help everyone in need, and unfortunately, some people do get left behind. The youth—the future of America—seem to get priority over the folks who have struggled with homelessness and alcoholism for decades. No one says that upfront, but that appears to be the disturbing reality. Does this make sense? Should this make sense?
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