Word: rogahn
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Dates: during 1993-1993
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Starting at 5 p.m., students will be cooking dinner, preparing the shelter dining room, chatting with guests, setting up beds and "playing cards," said Maria P. Rogahn '95, director of volunteers. Night shift workers will stay in the shelter from 11 p.m. until 6:30 a.m. to counsel guests and ensure that the shelter runs smoothly...
Located on 66 Dunster St. behind Kirkland House, the shelter stands as a microcosm of societal and human difficulty. "You realize how individual problems are for each person. Each person is a different history and dilemma," Rogahn said. "It's definitely eye-opening...
...Rogahn placed posters throughout the houses last week asking for new volunteers. "We're still looking for volunteers for Friday and Saturday nights," she said...
...Rogahn says she used to fear the homeless, but through her work with the association's Homeless Committee and Summer Homeless Committee, she has changed her own attitudes and now works to determine what solutions are most effective. For instance, Rogahn says she thinks transitional shelters work better than emergency ones...
John B. King '96, a member of the association's board of directors, says he hopes the volunteers will maintain their personal concerns, like Rogahn's, after graduation and throughout their professional lives...