Peter Dutcher spends semester with Washington Community Scholars Center

2017 Nov 10

Eight students this fall are exploring life in Washington D.C. and gaining experience through internships in fields ranging from music therapy to journalism to immigration law as part of studies at Eastern Mennonite University's Washington Community Scholars' Center (WCSC).

Peter Dutcher, a social work major at EMU from Limpytown, Ohio, is working with Back on My Feet, a nonprofit organization that uses running to motivate and encourage life changes for people facing homelessness. Among his duties are connecting members to resources like housing, job skills training, and financial literacy, reaching out to volunteers, and running with members. He said the members “provide wisdom and inspiration” in their stories, triumphs and low points, and have spoken at length about the role race places into a person’s experience in D.C.