It's a win-win situation. She has a certain prestige with her friends that she has a job in the community. She's earning the money she spends in the community, and she doesn't have to rely on social security.

This is real work for real people. We just help them achieve as much as they can.

For the most part, you won't find more motivated employees anywhere. They are reliable and take deep pride in their work.

Melinda is a very detail oriented person. She comes up with her own system of doing things - she can clean something better and faster than I can.

It's one thing to bring in friends, people you are close to who are qualified for the job. It's another thing for people to be getting the job only because they are friends and they are not qualified for the job.

It's hoped that these essays will be discussed in classrooms, in dining halls, among friends, among those drawn together simply by a quest for greater understanding. And it's hoped that they'll be a catalyst for further reflection and dialogue in everyday interactions both on the campus and within the broader community,