The document summarizes the author's two-part summer project focused on volunteering and studying justice. In the first five weeks, the author volunteered at Red Bird Mission in Kentucky, helping to meet the needs of those in poverty in Appalachia. This allowed the author to learn firsthand about the lives of the poor and how to better understand their struggles. In the last three weeks, the author took a philosophy seminar on justice at the University of Colorado, studying both historic and current works. Through these experiences, the author developed a conception of the importance of fostering relationships in ethics and a wider view of how harm can come through damaged relationships rather than just isolated acts.