Eric Ares

Originally from Los Angeles, Eric graduated from Boston College in 2005 with a degree in History and Theology.  Eric has worked with the Global Justice Project and with the Haley House, a social service center that fights hunger and homelessness in Boston.  While studying abroad in El Salvador, he interned at a child development center and a soy cooperative project.  After graduating, Eric moved to Colorado where he managed the homeless outreach program at a community health clinic and worked as an overnight coordinator for a transitional housing shelter program.

Field placement: Atlanta Community Food Bank

Atlanta, Georgia

Policy placement: National Homelessness Law Center

Washington, D.C.