Category Archive: Social Work

Athena’s Warehouse

Athena’s Warehouse

Athena’s Warehouse is an Atlanta-based non-profit group that provides low-income high school girls with prom dresses. Our goal is to show both girls and women …

 

Kiva Loans Update

Kiva Loans Update

It’s hard to see how much a little effort adds up overtime – especially when you’re talking about donating amounts as small as $25. We started …

 

STIR IT 28: Food Bloggers Align for Haiti Relief

STIR IT 28: Food Bloggers Align for Haiti Relief

Click Here for the STIR IT 28: Atlanta Photo Gallery I was fortunate enough to photograph STIR IT 28. Below is the event description by Bren …

 

Love and Snow and Everything

Love and Snow and Everything

Woah, it’s been a while since we’ve posted.  Especially since I have posted.  What has been going on?  For starters, my internship got super crazy …

 

Kiva.org Micro-Lending

Kiva.org Micro-Lending

We’ve been ‘donating’ to Kiva.org since May of 2008 (see here). For those who have no idea what micro lending is, the main concept is that …

 

My Letter to Congress

My Letter to Congress

Dear Congress, I am a 28-year-old graduate student living in Atlanta, GA. I grew up reading books – hundreds of books, because I loved to read. …

 

9/11

9/11

and the shock was subsonic and the smoke was deafening between the setup and the punch line cuz we were all on time for work that day we all …

 

Education

Education

“Men take it for granted that their sexual organs can greatly increase in size and then become small again without being ruined.  If obstetricians (and …

 

Public Health Final

Public Health Final

NPU-V Final from LeahAndMark.com on Vimeo. Ha, I’m such a nerd that I’m posting my final project for my “Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health” …

 

When Working Isn’t Working – Part II

When Working Isn’t Working – Part II

So let’s say a single mom with 2 kids in DeKalb County finds one job that pays $11.00/hour and another job paying $7.50/hour.  She has …

 

When Working Isn’t Working

When Working Isn’t Working

L5P A single mom with 2 kids in DeKalb County needs to earn a minimum of $18.47 per hour at a 40 hr/week job to support …

 

Glee

Glee

Our super talented friend Sean took the above photo.  Woohoo!  He takes lots of awesome pics.  That’s why I like him.  Oh, yeah, and he’s …

 

Done!!

Done!!

That’s my happy face… cuz I’m DONE with all my schoolwork for the semester!  YES!!  I get a nice long break til January 5 when …

 

Good stuff

Good stuff

I spend a lot of time at my desk these days.  Although probably not as much as I should.  But there is life to be …

 

Introducing…my classmates!

Introducing…my classmates!

I’m really enjoying my Social Work program, in spite of the supreme busy-ness of life these days.  My classmates are a great bunch of people …

 

Social Work – it’s not what you think

Social Work – it’s not what you think

I know, right?  Two posts in two days.  Who do I think I am….Mark?  But I got super lots of sleep last night and I …

 

Alive

Alive

Mmm.  The Yokohama Mama veggie burger at The Vortex.  I love its cheesy, teriyaki, pineapple goodness on a Hawaiian bun. I also love the dried fruit …

 

Atlanta StandUp for Kids

Atlanta StandUp for Kids

Atlanta StandUp for Kids from LeahAndMark.com on Vimeo. It’s been roughly a year since we started volunteering with Atlanta Standup for Kids. And while I’m just …

 

Our Latest Efforts at Kiva.org

Our Latest Efforts at Kiva.org

These are the latest entreprenuers to receive loans from LeahAndMark.com! thru Kiva.org – I decided to change things up this time – instead of choosing …

 

Weekend and a New Year

Weekend and a New Year

So, I turned 27 on Monday…  I like my birthday, and I like the month the August.  It’s a time of new beginnings and reflection …

 

Wednesday Night StandUp for Kids

Wednesday Night StandUp for Kids

This post was initially going to simply be about our lunch today. Leah left work early and drove the distance up to where I work …

 

Kiva.org – DIY Micro Lending!

Kiva.org – DIY Micro Lending!

I’m not quite sure why it took me so long to discover Kiva.org – But I’m glad that I eventually did – because while we …

 

GCRJ

GCRJ

GCRJ = Georgia Council for Restorative Justice This is my GRA project, and to be honest, I hadn’t ever heard of Restorative Justice before meeting GCRJ’s …