Underprivileged Community Interview Report
As a first generation citizen, moving from a developing country (Albania) to another underserved population (Waterbury,CT) I have had first-hand experience with underprivileged communities. I used to volunteer at the local shelter and soup kitchen for four years during high school, which made me realize the harsh reality and poor quality of life that a dramatical percentage is in. Multiple volunteering experiences at the local hospitals, shadowing at StayWell Health clinic exposed me to a different population: the kind that is cannot afford insurance, or costly treatments. One middle-aged man told me he waited 10 years to get a physical and his hypertensive medication because he didn't have health insurance and could not afford any type of