Alison began to care for her community at an early age. After witnessing the desperate situation of a homeless family at a soup kitchen in Elizabeth, NJ, she decided to take action and do everything in her power to stop this kind of situations from ever repeating themselves. She has since dedicated her life to the service of the community by listening to people’s stories, respecting them, and trying to raise them out of poverty through their own will and determination.
She has worked and volunteered with Trinitas Hospital in Elizabeth, Plaza nursing Home in Elizabeth, the YMCA in Elizabeth, Get Out the Vote 2004/Kerry Campaign in New Brunswick, Get Out the Vote 2008/Obama Campaign in Elizabeth, WGBGO Jazz 88.3 FM in Newark and more.
Having grown in Elizabeth, the home to the largest immigration detention center on the east coast of the United States, she got involved in global issues. She has worked and volunteered with international organizations such as Amnesty International, the National STAND Coalition, the United Nations Association USA, Service Civil International in Belgium and Germany, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Rutgers University and others.
She now works with the American Cancer Society and plans to travel overseas to teach English for a year or two in Egypt, Jordan or Morocco, starting sometime in 2010.
Picture by: Didier Murillo.
4 comments:
It's getting cold yet she is looking energetically toward the future! Thank you for sharing that the largest immigration detention center is right here on our doorstep. Thoughtful and inspiring!
Yes, it was very cold that day. But I seemed to complain more than she did.
that is a nice story to hear. i always like people who identify problems in their societies and try to solve them. she should keep up.
I really like how she's juxtaposed against the statue (is that columbus or washington?).
I think that's an excellent idea for a portrait and it captures the essence of her character. The framing is right on point here, too.
Good job!
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