Day Worker Center

When arriving to the location of the Day Workers Center in Mountain View, it was interesting to see the environment in which the center is held in. The surrounding of the center is a nice neighborhood. Inside the actual center there were many workers both men and women. We arrived in the morning and everyone was gathered together drinking coffee, talking or playing card games to pass time until a job is needed for them. When we met with Maria the coordinator of the center, she was very informative about the center and the job that she provides. She works very hard and wants the workers to feel comfortable and needed as well. The workers were mostly men and some of different races as well. There are only a few people who work for the center but they make it work. Something interesting that Maria told us was that there are usually a lot more jobs but not enough workers to fulfill those jobs. Therefore it is our job as a group to reach out to the community and get more workers into the center. We are looking forward in helping the organization and excited to learn many new things from the center and people as well.