The task for finding such an environment in which I could find a family to interview was not difficult. Less than 10 miles away from the University of Maryland is perhaps one of the most impoverished areas in this region of the country, the Shaw area in the Northwest portion of Washington, DC. I am very familiar with this area, since I have been going to church there since the beginning of this year. However I never actually took the time and reflect on the neighborhood. Upon leaving church I retreat back to my cozy house in Lanham, Maryland. Often wondering what life is like inside the many depleted homes I pass by while driving back to my suburban seclusion. Last week I decided to find out first hand. I told my priest at St. Augustine's Catholic Church about my project and told him of my desire to find a family to interview. Being that my church has a food pantry that provides dinners for many poor families in the area, he is very familiar with many families living in impoverished situations in Washington. He then provided me with a list of five people he thought would be willing to participate in my interview. However, he placed a star next to one particular family on the list of five and said, "you will gain the most growth and understanding from this family's struggle, I urge you to contact them first."

the poverty line. The reason for this is simple; I wanted to with ask how they make it, an

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