ho hum

Well, I have not made an entry in a few days because we spent the weekend at Camp Loma Mar - YMCA Youth Camp. JVC organized a retreat in which we JVs could get away from our jobs for a while to reflect on our experiences involving social justice, simple living and community. It was quite enjoyable to meet people again and share new stories. I get the sense of an evolving community, not just within each of our homes but as a service organization (family is a better word) as a whole. Hopefully we are already spreading that sense of togetherness to those we serve, as I see this as our main goal. I am confident this is the direction we are moving. Needless to say, I feel great about my personal community. We have our differences, but we respect those differences.
Today at work we had two public defendents come and interview men who had signed up for the Homeless Court. It was quite chaotic because the process of signing the men up, reviewing their records, advocating for them and finally having them meet with the public defendents got completely jumbled up. This is not the worst thing in the world, however, because we are part of the pilot program. We do not expect everything to be perfect. Nevertheless, we achieved much today. The amount of good that we did for the men far outweigh any negative aspects of the experience. Also, we are learning as we go, pushing through the particulars of how the Homeless Court should work. I am excited, and nervous, to see how Friday turns out.