Family of Woodstock

There purpose is to help families in their community with housing, employment, and education in order to break that cycle. They have a specific model they follow called The ForKids Model (n.d). Following this model helps the agency provide services that help families succeed. They have many programs in place to help families, such as housing placement, job coaching, mental health consultation, referrals to resources, etc.

How have the values, attitudes, and beliefs of this organization developed and changed over a 40-year period, and how have these changes affected the way they deliver services?

Everyday Pigeon, Duck, and Woodstock played at the park. They were the best of friends and they were inseparable.

The Key Themes assignment was a unique assignment that will be attached to the end of this paper. It was unique in the fact that we looked at the broad range of services that social service workers dealt with and talked about which populations benefited from these services the most. It helped me gain a more clinical understanding of the different functions of the services provided by social service workers. Multiculturalism Niagara College’s Multiculturalism course was full to the brim of knowledge spanning Discrimination, racism, sexuality, and immigration along with much more. The first thing I learned in the course were about multiculturalism and ethnocentrism.

The article shows behaviors that relate to this section of innovation, health care is so expensive and not available to many people due to the business innovation model. Innovation for many people believes it means making products and services that’s needed better and better as time goes on. Having servant leadership and innovation, entrepreneurial spirit will follow into the organization.

Gray, M., & Fook, J. (2004). The quest for a universal social work: Some issues and implications. Social Work Education, 23(5), 625-644.

According to “Family is a key partner in collaboration that improves interventions and services to victims of domestic violence, to children in foster care, to youth in the criminal justice system, to individuals with substance abuse problems and to families facing the challenges of parenting” (Family of Woodstock, 2015). Family of Woodstock has access to a vast assortment of referrals and resources that are available as the need arises. The Family of Woodstock has been a part of promoting awareness in the community for approximately 40 years and has made an effort to enhance the lives of those that The Family of Woodstock serves. The Family of Woodstock believes that the best way to develop healthier stronger communities is by assisting youth in developing positive self-esteem and healthier beliefs and behavior, in addition to, an “attachment to their family, friends, schools, and communities” (Family of Woodstock,

A three day concert that rolled into a fourth day, involved a lot of drugs, music, and mud. It soon became a symbol of what is known as “Woodstock Nation”, which is the term used to describe young people who distrusted authority and standard American values. In the sixties the word “hippie” had a negative connotation to it, making this festival more frowned upon than anything. This festival was also considered a reaction to conservative attitudes of post World War I.

Lewis, J. A., Lewis, M. D., & Packard, T. R. (2012). Management of human service programs (5th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.

The Human Services profession is a wide and vast field of occupation that provides support to various people in various situations. From an Alcohol Counselor, to a Social Work Assistant, the Human Services professional proves to be a vital career. For my interview assignment I chose Amada Miller, a Family Services Worker who works for the City of Norfolk in the Human Services Department in Norfolk, Virginia. As a Family Services Worker, Amanda Miller is specializes in providing help to families in a majority of ways. After Interviewing Amanda, her insight and advice she gave to me made me consider going into the Human Services Field.

When I read my name on the page that stated who had made the group I was overjoyed. I had actually made it into the girl’s showchoir, Sound Sensation, at my school. To my delight two years later I was admitted into the premier coed showchoir, Classic Connection. These two accomplishments have delineated my high school career. These accomplishments have presented me a family, new and diverse friends, including more mentors and role models than I could ever possibly count. In these past four years I have defined my life by the four pillars of these groups, the pillars of honor, pride, tradition and discipline. I have been taught honor, to honor the commitment I have made to the group as well as to honor my words and actions. I have been taught

Woodstock was held on the dates of August 15th, 16th, and 17th of the summer of 1969. The festival had taken place on a dairy farm in Bethel, New York. “The three days of peace and music” had to be turned into a free admission and take down the fences for everyone. The festival had many different music artists that performed including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Santana, The Who, The Grateful Dead, etc. This was a huge countercultural event for music in America.

At the beginning of the year looking for classes to take Human Services stood out to me. Although not really knowing the meaning of human services, I believed it was about helping people and that’s something I have always been very passionate about. I am always the friend who is giving advice and hearing out my friends’ dilemmas and situations. The definition of Human services in our book is: a phrase that is often used to group activities that focus on helping people live better lives. In a vague way, the human services include formal systems such as government welfare programs, education, mental retardation services, mental health organizations, child care programs, physical health care establishments, and the correctional services of the legal justice system. The definition of a human service worker is: Anyone who is trained or educated in helping activities. A person who does not have traditional professional academic credentials but who, through experience, training, or education, provides helping services. When this project of interviewing a human service worker and learning in depth how they do their job, and how they help others it was something that I was pretty excited about. The process on how I found the human service corporation I would interview was pretty difficult since all of the ones I was interested at first were taken. Going through the process to schedule my first interview was not as hard as I sought it to be.

In early 1969 four men were trying to create a music festival. They had quite a few speed bumps along the way. Financial and locations struggles were the first to slow them down. After they got those two figured out they had to worry about the music. Then in April 1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival signed, after they signed people started lining up to play. The music, venue, and money now settled, they could start selling tickets. August 15th to 18th of 1969 in Bethel, NY 200,000 music lovers showed up to listen to great music. To this day the famous festival is still talked about also known as Woodstock.

The nonprofit organization that I chose to conduct research on is called the Lighthouse. The Lighthouse is an after school program for middle and high school students. I decided to research this organization because I have had a few friends volunteer there and I have heard nothing but positive comments about it. I really wanted find out more about the Lighthouse because from the little that I already knew about it, I felt that it provided a safe harbor for our youth in Lincoln and I think that type of organization is a great asset to the community. In this research paper, I will discuss the history of Lighthouse, the mission and values of the organization, programs and enrichment that is provided, projects that have been beneficial to the community, financials, and last but not least, I will talk about the staff and team at Lighthouse.