1. “We can do no great things, only small things with great love.”
~Mother Teresa

2. Agenda
Announcements
Tori and Deka
Next Class

3. Competition Points Winners Losers Groups Points 9 13 11 10 1 4 2 8 312 7 15 17 20 5 6 14 16 18 19
Winners
Losers
As of 9/20/2019

4. Speaker Surveys
After each speaker there will be a link in the PowerPoint to a survey
You must fill out the survey before the next class or lose 5 points
For any questions or concerns regarding the survey please Isabella Borrero at

5. About Me Love Syracuse. Everything about it. Tori Shires
Hometown: Waterbury, CT
SU Class of 2004
B.A., Policy Studies/Political Science
Love Syracuse.
Everything about it.

8. Leading Causes of Homelessness in America
Lack of affordable housing
Unemployment
Poverty
Low Wages
Mental illness and lack of needed services
Substance abuse and lack of needed services
Domestic violence

10. Serving Four Regions in New York State

11. 2018 SYRACUSE RESCUE MISSION IMPACT
192,499 meals served
85,903 overnight stays provided
663 permanent housing placements
72 found employment
8,972 individuals served

12. Food Services Center: 3 Meals/Day, 365 Days/Year

13. Upcoming Initiatives – Food Service Center Expansion & Renovation

14. Emergency Shelter and Day Center

16. Street Outreach

17. Clothing Outreach

18. Crossroads Adult Home

19. Thrifty Shoppers and 3fifteen

21. How Can I Help? Everyday Volunteer Opportunities:
Food Service
Mailroom
Shelter/Crossroads
Thrifty Shopper/3fifteen
Special Events Volunteer AND Participate:
Hope Awards
Freeze Out 5K
Ride and Run for the Rescue
Donation Drives:
Hygiene/Red Bag Drives
Donation Centers
Interested? Fill out an application:

22. Doing Well to
Doing Good

23. Chief Development Officer
Questions?
Tori Shires
Chief Development Officer

24. ‘Cuse class of 2014 and I #BleedOrange, PERIODT! Activist
About Deka
‘Cuse class of 2014 and I #BleedOrange, PERIODT!
Activist
Educator/trainer/public speaker
Community advocate
Mother
Manager of Bias Response & Education at Syracuse University

25. Poverty in Syracuse – the Facts
# 1 in concentrated poverty for Blacks and Hispanics in the nation – median white household earns nearly double of median income for non-white households
9th poorest city in the nation
9th most segregated city in country
In 2017, 32.4% of Syracusans lived in Poverty
50% of children under 5 in Syracuse lived in poverty in 2017
The poverty rate for Hispanics increased from 40.5% to 58% between 2016 and 2017
Around 41% of black residents live in poverty compared to 25% of white residents
For college graduates with a bachelor’s degree or higher, the poverty rate was 13.1% in Syracuse. For black college grads, the poverty rate is 39%.
Nearly 18% of households in Syracuse have an annual income of $10,000 or less

26. Structural Violence in general
How did we get there?
Redlining
Urban Renewal
I-81
Loss of factory jobs
New jobs created since 2008
Structural Violence in general

27. A Snapple Fact
“For every 100 people born into poverty in the United States only 4 will make it to the upper-middle class.”
“For every 100 people born into poverty in the United States only 16 will make it to the middle class.”

28. Why is it SO hard to escape poverty?
Cliff effect
Severely underfunded and inadequate public education
It’s expensive to be poor!
Transportation barrier
Lack of affordable housing
Lack of affordable childcare options
Lack of opportunity

29. What does this look like in real life?

30. What does this look like in real life?

31. What does this look like in real life?

32. Humane Obligation for Future “Do-gooders”
Having a good heart or intentions is not enough
Constantly work towards cultural competency
Respect the experience of, value, & uplift credible messengers
Don’t be a band-aider - always look for the why

33. Deka Dancil – Manager, Bias Response & Education
Doing Good & SU
Recognize
Report
STOP
For more information on bias and bias-related incident response on campus or to submit a report visit
Deka Dancil – Manager, Bias Response & Education
(315)

34. Module Regrade Instructions
If you believe a TA made a mistake grading your module, you can submit a regrade form to potentially receive points back
Regrade forms and examples are available under Module 1 “Resources” on the PAF website
Fill out a TYPED regrade form and attach it to the front of your module with a binder clip
Follow the instructions listed on the regrade form, and use the example for reference
Allison with any questions at
Hand in the form attached to your module to your TA no later than 12:45 on Monday 9/23

35. For Next Class Read Chapter 4
Fill out 2 speaker surveys by 12:45 on Monday 9/23 or lose 5 points per survey
Use the following two links to complete the survey
Deka Dancil:
Tori Shires:  
Prospective Community Service to YOUR TA due 9/27 by 12:45PM
Module 2 due 10/4
Hand in regrade forms attached to your module to your TA no later than 12:45 on Monday 9/23