<![CDATA[With Sandwiches, Basic Necessities, Jordine Jones Supports Atlanta’s Homeless]]>

667894 news 1685032776 1685033222 <![CDATA[With Sandwiches, Basic Necessities, Jordine Jones Supports Atlanta’s Homeless]]> Growing up in and around Atlanta, industrial and systems engineering student Jordine Jones had passed Georgia Tech’s campus for most of her life. So studying at Tech as a first-generation college student and an Atlanta native has been an experience that she describes as surreal.

But coming to campus from an underprivileged background, Jones also saw the gaps between the bustling life on campus and the city around it. She attended a community event hosted by the local nonprofit Lifting Our Voices (LOV) that gave her the opportunity to make sandwiches and distribute them to people experiencing homelessness in Midtown. The experience shifted her perspective.

“Actually going out into the community touched me differently,” said Jones, a fourth-year undergraduate. “The Sandwich Run gave me the opportunity to see the real people I was helping. I felt much more connected to the tangible impact I could have.”

]]> 2023-02-06T00:00:00-05:00 The ISyE student has cofounded a student chapter of Lifting Our Voices to connect with her city and make a tangible impact.

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College of Engineering

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