Community Service: Specific Programs for Specific Needs

When you give to the less fortunate, you shouldn’t expect anything in return, right? That’s why whenever I donate my time to the community, I don’t ask for anything in return. If I were to help with community non-profit organizations, the first place I would go help is at Habitat for Humanity international center.

People with disabilities suffer discrimination such as the refuse of companies to hire those peoples. An estimated 386 million of the world’s working-age persons have some kind of disability, according to ILO. In a recent research, they found that two-third of the unemployed and disable persons said that they would like to work but they could not find jobs.

The Salvation Army is the largest non-governmental direct provider of social services in the country. The Salvation Army Thrift Stores raise money for its rehabilitation programs by selling donated used items such as clothing, housewares, furniture and toys at a cheaper price for those in need.

When applying for a position at a job, managers always check to see how much experience you have in order to check if you are qualified. When filling out a college application there are always questions that ask to write down any extra curricular activities you participated in or any clubs/service work you did and for how long. It is important to be a part of the community and to be dedicated to one or two locations for a certain amount of time to show commitment and effort. A student that has been a part of an organization for about three months and has not missed will be prefered at a college than a student that goes five times a month. Community service does not only help build relationships but allows students to spend their time learning new skills and it will benefit them in the future. Community service for high school seniors should be mandatory because it will teach the students how to be responsible, allow them to explore in depth something related to their career and improve their communication skills.

There are other agencies that are funded purely on donations alone. The Salvation Army is one of these agencies, and it offers assistance to the society in dire need in ways such as housing, health, providing support, clothing, food etc. (The Salvation Army 2009)

Having workers with disabilities can be beneficial to organizations. Sotoa & Kleiner, 2013, recommend to incorporate disability into the agency’s diversity statement, increase supervisor knowledge of the employment of people with

One of the major problems that these individuals experience is the lack of inappropriate infrastructure to enable them take on their works efficiently with much ease. Most business corporations have therefore put up extra infrastructural provisions for their disabled staff while some have gone an extra mile of providing their disabled employees with particularly skilled and trained dogs as guides. When it comes to enrollment processes companies and businesses are not legalized by the law to discard job applicants from disabled people. Some major large corporations give predilections to the disabled candidates during their selection procedures.

N.A.M Northwest Assistance Ministries is a non-profit, community-based, multi-program social service agency. The mission statement is to strive to meet basic human needs through neighbors helping neighbors. Basic services are provided by The Emergency Basic Needs Program offering a variety of emergency services including shelter, food, energy bills, prescriptions (non-narcotic), gasoline vouchers, transportation, bus tokens, clothing, financial help with rent/mortgage, school supplies, referrals, and holiday food and toys. Northwest Assistance Ministries values are maintaining a strong commitment to their mission of meeting basic human needs through Neighbors helping Neighbors; fostering a spirit of respect and charity; striving for excellence in all that they do; and strengthening connections with their spiritual, funding, and volunteer partners.

The Salvation Army in the west side of Green Bay offers variety of programs and services for needy families, these include food pantry items, rental assistance, short-term emergency shelter, personal hygiene kits, meal program, senior assistance, youth programs, vouchers for utility bills and furniture.

Additionally, the stores provide thousands of employment opportunities for the general public and work therapy opportunities for people in rehabilitation to learn valuable vocational skills and regain their self-esteem. Salvation Army’s work value is unbelievable, most workers at thrift store do not get paid for services. Their time allots them a room at one of the many Salvation Army shelters, or services for childcare. at the centers boundary work.that what I reflect on at this agency is a home away from home. Salvation Army in Hartford, CT is a positive base for the adult/youth to grow academically, emotionally in today’s society. This structure might not be the ideal place for most to work or shop but it is a second chance environment

Both of these justice issues are obvious to members of the community. Luckily, La Crosse has several resources available to people who are homeless or are living in poverty with the Salvation Army being the most popular resource. The Salvation Army provides men, women, and families with the following services: three meals a day, a place to sleep, case management, referrals to other community resources, alcohol and drug abuse counseling, employment education and assistance, and shower and laundry facilities. As stated earlier, this is just one resource of many that is available to members of the community.

Goodwill Industries do not hold fundraising events or solicit cash donations, but financial donations are gratefully accepted. Most of these Industries set offer employment with higher opportunities for disabled and those with barriers to employment. Some of the services that the disabled perform include, Light Assembly, sorting, labeling and Packaging. They are also involved in: shrink Wrapping, Mailing, Blister Packing, Craft projects and Stuffing Envelopes (Keeler, 1992).

    A person with a disability, or handicap, can be defined as someone with a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial or long-term adverse affect on his or her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities (Employment 2). Handicap workers face many challenges in the work place that the average person overlooks. Also, many special arrangements and alterations have been made to the workplace for people with handicaps. Accessibility, transportation, workload, and salary are just some of the many issues that must be considered with the prospect of employing the handicap.

In Maryland, 75 hours of community service are required for students to graduate. Getting in the way of many after school activities, students should not be required to have community service hours to get a diploma.

A literature review illustrates how vital job placement services have been found to be in the job employment assistance endeavors. The review of previous studies reveals the “receipt of placement services” to be the “strongest predictor of employment outcomes” (Fleming et al., 2014, p. 7). A 2006 study characterized job placement as “the driving force behind the vocational rehabilitation program” (Fleming et al., 2014, p. 7). According to the researchers, the public Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services have attained the status of “the most important vocational programs for persons with disabilities” (Fleming et al., 2014, p. 7). The authors cite the number of “new applicants [registered] nationally” as 564,908, in the 2011 Fiscal Year alone, as proof of the organization’s heavy caseload of new clients (Fleming et al., 2014, p. 7). These numbers indicate that rehabilitation services have been in high demand. Considering the importance of the vocational programs in assisting the disabled clients who are in need of employment, the authors determined that it was appropriate to examine the different ways these services can be rendered.