User:Danielbriones1/Constance Merritt

Education
Besides attending the School for the Blind, Constance Merritt attended the University of Utah in Salt Lake City where she received her B.A and M.A. She then attended the University of Nebraska, in Lincoln where she received her Phd in Creative Writing. Also at the University of Louisville, Kentucky; Merritt attended and received her M.S. in Social Work.

Volunteer Work
Constance Merritt and partner Maria Accardi, decided to help start a non-profit for low income people who cannot leave their home, Bringing Justice Home founded in 2020, helps bring food and household supplies to individuals who are homebound during the pandemic. She currently plays the role of Treasurer in this organization, which serves to provide food that people actually want and not just need “rejecting the idea that beggars can’t be choosers” (Maria Accardi from WDRB interview). Their goals include creating just relationships, fighting food insecurity, and providing resources to those in need of them.

References [edit] https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Constance_Merritt&action=edit&section=1&editintro=Template%3ABLP_editintro

 * 1) 2001-2002 Radcliffe Institute Fellows: Constance Merritt Archived 2007-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
 * 2) ^ "The Poetry Center at Smith College". Archived from the original on 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
 * 3) ^ Dwelling: Poem by Constance Merrit: Ragged Edge magazine 2001 Issue 1
 * 4) ^ NCW-Constance Merritt Archived 2012-07-10 at archive.today
 * 5) Smith College: Visiting Poet Constance Merritt's' education
 * 6) Constance Merritt LinkedIn
 * 7) Bringing Justice Home