A group of Notre Dame sophomores spent the day, Tuesday, April 21, cooking and preparing food for the homeless at the Cass Community Social Service in Detroit with noted local chef Matt Prentice.
Prentice helped organize the event with NDP sophomores and computer science teacher Katrina Palushaj as part of the Cass Community Social Service’s continuing work in the city on behalf of the homeless and hungry.
CCSS works across the city in areas of concentrated poverty, providing programs for food, health, housing and jobs.
• CCSS prepares and serves 1 million meals annually.
• 325 homeless men, women and children currently stay in one of the organization’s shelters, transitional housing or permanent supportive housing programs.
• CCSS operates a weekly free medical clinic and a day program for 100 adults with developmental disabilities.
• 70 adults are currently employed in the agency’s Green Industries which marry jobs with sustainability.
Notre Dame computer science teacher Katrina Palushaj is with chef Matt Prentice after preparing food for the homeless Tuesday in Detroit.
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Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.