Essays on Lafayette

Alex Kotlowitz follows the lives of two young boys, Lafeyette Rivers and Pharaoh Rivers, in their Chicago neighborhood, living in the Henry Horner Project, a housing scheme for underclass black people. The boys grow up in a rough neighborhood, where the only option is to join a gang once they enter adolescence. Their mother is 35 years old, and she had eight children, among whom, one is serving a jail term and the second born, an eighteen-year-old, has been arrested for a record forty-six times, making him a strong candidate to serving jail terms like his elder brother. When ...

Overview

Stray animals often refer to cats and dogs that were once domesticated and have wandered from their abode. According to the Oxford Lafayette Humane Society, “there are approximately 70 million stray dogs and cats in the US.” (Animal Overpopulation) These animals can often be seen wandering in neighborhoods or on busy streets. Animals become strays for a number of reasons. This may include; loss or abandonment by pet owners, animals who are not neutered reproduce, insufficient shelters and animal care centers, lack of financial support from the government and so on.

Increase of stray animals in neighborhoods

(a) Stray animals in neighborhoods often increase when ...

Introduction

Community service is being involved in work done by community based that is non-profitable to the organization or to an individual with the need of helping people in the community. Community service cuts across a range of services that include information and advice, advocacy, counseling and support that targets a diverse range of people and area of interest. This paper seeks to give a reflective thought on my experience doing community service at Lafayette Urban Ministry. Lafayette Urban Ministry (LUM) is an organization that serves as a societal safety net for Lafayette’s needy families and children. LUM works ...