Totino Grace Reflection

We were grateful to have Totino Grace spend a week with us at the Darst Center this November! During their time here they learned about issues such as homelessness, poverty, mass incarceration, food insecurity, and immigration. Each student was willing to engage with these issues, ask questions about why they exists, and heard stories from multiple people in our partner agencies. During the closing reflection they expressed their motivation to take what they learned here and bring it back home in order to share with others and open their eyes to the injustices people are experiencing. Here is on student's reflection looking back on his experience at the Darst Center:

"My experience at the Darst Center was life changing. I have grown so much over the time I was here and I will never forget this experience for as long as I live. I have opened up to and become close with people that I never thought was possible. I have had my eyes opened to the harsh realities that many people face that I would have never seen. I have met some truly amazing people and while it has not always been easy for me, they still have not given up hope. They have inspired me in ways that I have never been inspired before. This is the best thing that I have ever done and I am truly changed and blessed."

— Jacob, Totino Grace Senior