“I Grew Up in the OMI!”

A Volunteers’ Perspective, by Emilie R.

When I learned that Rebuilding Together San Francisco had its eye on the OMI, I knew I needed to volunteer — it offered me the chance to use my camera to assist a great organization and to reconnect with the memories of the “me” who used to live there.

I never referred to the OMI as such — life for me took place in 2 distinct hoods:  Ingleside and Lakeview, each with its own character and feel.  I was raised Pentecostal and attended church at the Voice of Pentecost on Ocean Avenue in Ingleside.  I lived in Lakeview, at 240 Thrift Street, not far from Oceanview Park (where Rebuilding Together will be planting a community garden). Read More »