My recent visit to The Baldwin Center in Pontiac, Michigan was an enlightening and powerful experience. The soup kitchen, clothing center, laundry station, enrichment programed, and all around safe and compassionate help center is an amazing location for people to go to when they are struggling to survive. The Baldwin Center is a wonderful place for people in need to find salvation, and also a great place to give back to our less fortunate neighbors. It is prodigious that the workers and volunteers at this center help between 200-500 people/meals served daily, depending on the time of year. What an inspiring facility.
Although I was expecting a slightly different form of volunteer work, this trip was still very meaningful. We were responsible for cleaning up and organizing the future self-pick pantry that the center will be offering to residents. The only difference was I was assuming we would be working with the people of the community in some way, which I expected would be quite difficult. Though I have seen and experienced many saddening and heart-wrenching situations, it is never easy to watch someone that is struggling; but I would be more than willing to volunteer and help them in any way I could.
The overall experience at The Baldwin Center was a very compelling and influential exposure to the needs to others, that tend to go overlooked by many; including myself. Although I may not be able to donate money to this center, I could most definitely find the time to contribute in another way, and this trip to the center has convinced me that not only do I need to do so, but I want to as well.
~ Alexis
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