LVHS SENIOR PROJECT 2015-HELPING THE

HOMELESSAlex Klipple, Lakshya Kaushal, and

Jeremy Klipple

Homelessness in D.C.

Although the DC Maryland Virginia area (DMV) is one of the richest areas in the United States, a homeless population still exists and is in need of basic supplies. According to the Thrive DC Organization, one-fifth of DC residents are currently living in poverty and around 57,000 are experiencing extreme poverty. There are around 7,000 homeless individuals on average living in Washington DC and over the past year the average has increased by almost 12 percent. Since we live in such a developed area and have jobs, we fail to notice that homelessness can slowly affect our community in a negative way. Our society cares enough to notice the problem, but not enough to actually act and fix the problem. We also fail to realize how rapidly the homeless population is growing. Our job as community oriented seniors is to assist these individuals with necessary essentials as it would build a small step into stopping the problem of homelessness within our area.

Care Packages

Each care package that we created included several different items that would benefit any homeless individual tremendously. Based on information from The Dollar Tree the packages contained several toiletry items such as; wipes, tissues, chapstick, deodorant, toothbrush, toothpaste, hand sanitizer, and a couple non-perishable food items. Before distributing the packages we also created sandwiches, which we distributed along with our package. Every package we create totals to around 10 dollars per package.

Care Packages Continued..

The Covenant House

“Since 1995, Covenant House Washington has been a lifeline to over 30,000 youth within Washington, DC. As the D.C. affiliate of Covenant House International, the nation’s largest, privately funded nonprofit organization responding to the needs of young people who suffer from homelessness, abuse and neglect, Covenant House Washington’s mission is to serve homeless and disconnected young people of the Washington, DC area with absolute respect and unconditional love.”

http://www.covenanthousedc.org/

Donors(Businesses)

Purcellville Sports Browning Equipment Inc. My Deli and Café Pooja Enterprises Maxlax Strings Tree of Life

Business Logos

Donors(People)

Larry Klipple Tom Rampulla Chirsta Harper Joana Kovacs Richard Jimmerson Chaz Diloreto

Reflections

Lakshya Kaushal-“Overall I was proud of the senior project we chose and how it benefited others.”

Alex Klipple-“It was great seeing how happy Mrs. Johnson, from the Covenant House, was for our donations and knowing that we were able to help those in need.”

Jeremy Klipple-“It feels good giving back to the less fortunate and helping others.”