Chris Maxey, a junior double major in political science and sociology/anthropology at the University of Illinois Springfield, said he recently began volunteering at the breadline to fulfill 20 hours of community service required by his Poverty, Law and Justice course.
Maxey, 21, said he soon found volunteering is much more than just putting the hours down on a piece of paper. He said he was shocked to find the standard of living some coming for meals withstand.
“I was surprised how many elderly, homeless people there were (at the breadline),”Maxey said.
Maxey's comments were featured in a December 22, 2009 article in the State Journal-Register.
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