Tuesday, June 24

Today we explored and learned about the services that Covenant House (www.covenanthouse.com) provides. They help children and young adults from all walks of life that are runaways or are homeless. Covenant House helps these kids to get back on their feet and to learn about real life in a safe environment. It was really amazing. Helping others and letting others learn to help themselves is their objective.

After the tour and talk, we spent time in Covenant House’s clothing closet. We helped to sort and hang clothes. Each resident is given an allowance from the clothing closet. Joyce, the manager, takes great care to make sure that the clothes are age and situation appropriate.

After a brown bag lunch in Bryant Park and a little shopping in Grand Central Station, we went on a Circle Line Cruise. It took us all around the lower part of Manhattan Island. We got to see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. There were also great views of downtown New York from the water. We thought it was a really cool experience because we kept forgetting that we were actually on an island.













We had a delicious dinner at a little Italian restaurant, Le Zie, in Chelsea. The owner of Le Zie supported St. Paul’s and the rescue and recovery mission by donating thousands of meals.

After dinner, we went back to the Y and enjoyed some time hanging out at the pool.