Memphis, the largest city in the Mid-south, is home to one of the nations worst poverty and homeless statistics. Memphis over the last ten years has seen a steady increase in poverty due to the lack of job opportunities in the city. Due to the poverty here, there are seniors and families who have no support that rely on the help on non-profit organizations such as MIFA. The Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association or MIFA was founded in 1968, by Rabbi James Wax to support the independence of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis through high-impact programs with the support of the community (“About Us”). “Today, they serve over 50,000 people annually. MIFA partners with 200 congregations in West Tennessee, and thousands of volunteers and donors help keep our high-impact programs alive.”(“About Us”). MIFA …show more content…
Student group opportunities include delivering MIFA Meals on Wheels (Monday through Friday), cleaning meals coolers (weekday afternoons), and collecting and packing senior, adult, and baby care packs (“Volunteer”). MIFA depends on the support of more than 2,000 volunteers each year. Opportunities exist in many of their programs, and also special projects throughout the year (“Volunteer”). Throughout my research on MIFA I have learned just how much of an impact the organization has had in combating the hunger in Memphis. MIFA is a pillar of our community both from the work it does to serve senior and families in crisis, and by brining our community together in the vision of a better Memphis. Those who give to and through MIFA care little about being recognized for donations, but receive satisfaction from knowing their service helps those who desperately need it. Their work has inspired me to sacrifice some of my weekends to help volunteer in the near future so I can do my
During the time I spent volunteering at John C. Lincoln’s Food Bank, I was able to provide food, individual hygiene items, and infant supplies to families struggling to obtain these critical items for their families. When I first arrived at the food bank, I spent time constructing care packages with soap, toothbrushes, personal wipes, and other essential items for health care. Later in the day, I had the unique opportunity to assist with the simulated grocery store within the food bank. The structure of the store allowed individuals receiving food to feel as though they were actively participating instead of passively accepting food and feeling helpless. Overall, I was able to instill a sense of self-efficiency in individuals who were struggling to provide for their families while personally interacting and sharing my time in a meaningful way.
Jeffery Humble has established himself as one of the most active and respected community volunteers in Nashville and several other parts of the country. These philanthropic involvements range from volunteering for the Kentucky Junior Historical Society, hosting elaborate soirees and auctions to benefit Nashville CARES, assisting with the efforts of the Tennessee Equality Project (TEP), formerly serving in several leadership roles and functions for the Nashville Steering Committees and the Federal Club for the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), and even working with Feed My People in St. Louis, MI. His efforts, fueled by an entrepreneurial spirit and love of service, are starting to gain notice. The Center for Nonprofit Management (CNM) and The Tennessean
Last May, I traveled with Alternative Breaks to New York for community service. During this service, I worked with Meals on Wheels who dedicate their time to provide food for the elderly of Manhattan. As I delivered the food to the seniors, I got a sense of fulfillment because I made them smile by providing them with food. Thus, I chose MDC’s Single Stop because I wanted to make a difference in my home campus by providing and assuring nourishment to those that do not have it just like I did in New York. As my first two years of college comes to an end, I wanted to leave a mark of my own here at home at Miami Dade College North Campus. During the month of September, I decided to partner up with a few of my peers to serve at MDC’s Single Stop.
On September 14th myself and four of my investigators (Susan Hamil, Daphne Jenkins, Leslie Katsman and Seth Schrum) had the pleasure to partake in a KeyPoint Cares event. During the event, we worked alongside a local charity to help fight hunger in Seattle. OSL, formerly known as Operation Sack Lunch and in the midst of a name change to Only Serving Love, is a non-profit organization that was started by a local musician in 1989, who saw the harsh realities of homelessness in Seattle because of people searching for food in dumpsters following her late-night gigs.
Throughout all of time, women have not been considered equal to men and even today are still not equal in all aspects of life. Life throughout the Romantic Era during the late 18th and 19th centuries followed this same trend when it came women’s roles. In the Romantic Era, women were politically powerless, had very few property rights, and were not equal to their significant others. At the time, these ideas regarding the rights of women were considered normal; therefore, most women of the Romantic Era did not have a problem with their lack of rights. Since writers are influenced by the trends and customs present in society at their respective times, many Romantic writers use the ideas of sexism and male dominance in their works.
Thesis Statement: The Houston Food Bank uses the efforts of volunteers as well as donations to support the reduction of hunger in the community.
Considering the following statistics, it is clear why Hunger Free Colorado’s work is so important: Nearly 1 in 7 Coloradans struggled with hunger in 2013, facing times when there was not enough money to buy food for their families or themselves (Colman-Jenson, Gregory, & Singh, 2013). More than 1 in 5 Colorado households with children (22%) reported food hardship, facing financial challenges to put food on the table (Food Research and Action Center, 2013). More than 1 in 8 Coloradans lived in poverty, including 1 in 6 kids, during 2013 (Bishaw & Fontenot, 2014).
“Restoring At-Risk Communities,” written by John M. Perkins is a collaborative work of urban professionals in ministry, providing a blueprint for working in urban communities. It provides the personal expertise of so many to help fellow missionaries and those in ministry to develop a Christian community. In today’s culture, many of our cities are falling apart due to poverty, lack of education, lack of religion, and large amounts of people leaving for the suburbs. People who are being called to minister in the downtowns, or those who are already suffering in the trenches are struggling with how to reach the community for Christ. Perkins shares his personal experience of being on the frontlines of ministry, and the appropriate strategy to reaching those communities. He writes, “The desperate problems in America’s inner cities will not be resolved without strong commitment and risky action on the part of ordinary Christians with heroic faith” (Perkins, 1995).
This past summer, I acquired an internship at Baldwin and Lyons, an insurance company in Indianapolis. Every Wednesday during my internship, a couple of employees and I would participate in a prodigious community service project, Meals on Wheels. Throughout the three months that I worked at Baldwin and Lyons, I got acquainted with some of the individuals whom we delivered to. These inspiring individuals were so grateful and appreciative that we took time out of our day to volunteer to do such a service. One elderly woman who we delivered to would sing to us as she came to the front door “good meals, good meals, good meals.” She is one woman that I will never forget. First going into this, I was elated knowing I was I getting out of the
This Project was very useful because our team was able to help our community as well as our citizen’s in the area. Bonita Springs Charter School is a great organization to be a part of, and BSCS has many volunteer opportunities throughout the year. The Harvest Fest is the biggest event for fundraising at the school, which allows parents, families, and staff as well as the Bonita Springs community, to be a part of this great event. In addition, BSCS is a well-known school just miles away from Florida Gulf Coast University, which is very convenient for students that live either at the FGCU campus or in the surrounding area. Furthermore, BSCS is great at returning emails and phone calls for any volunteer position that students are looking to
Everyday you are loaded into minivans and large SUVs, each fitted with a cooler with lunch and a container filled with cold water. The groups have pre-assigned workistes. The groups are spread throughout the city, working in food banks, schools, summer programs, and other organizations and facilities in need. The two times I attended, I was a member of the music group. Over the week, my group would visit nursing homes in the area.
In conclusion, hunger in America is at an all time high due to poverty and the economy. The increasingly high number of starving children has gone up over the past years and needs to be stopped. There are government programs set up to help stop hunger in American, such as, SNAP Food Stamps and WIC. We can get involved by volunteering with Feeding America or other non-for-profit organizations set for feeding the hungry. Food donations and monetary donations have always been a great way to help out for those who don’t have the time to donate.
In the student center on the Marietta campus, I along with a friend of mine, assisted in making sandwiches for the homeless. I observed and 30 fellow students rally together and make 500 sandwiches. This action will help provide food for many homeless citizens.
Fourth, halothane was first synthesized by C. W. Suckling of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in 1951 and was first used by M. Johnstone in Manchester in 1956. Halothane became popular as a nonflammable general anesthetic replacing other volatile anesthetics such as diethyl ether and cyclopropane. (Wikipedia, 2010) Halothane is no longer used in the U.S. because of its problems, such as it took it a long time to put a patient asleep and then longer to wake the patient back up. Plus if the patient is put under for a longer amount of time during a operation more gas will build up in the fats and then later go up to the brain. (Kervin, 2010)
In 2014, a foundation called Feeding America did a survey on the people they serve and found that in order to stretch their food budgets 79% of them purchase inexpensive and unhealthy food in order to stay fed. This can seriously impact their health, because no matter the age, healthy bodies and minds require nutritious meals. In some cases, food insecurity can even lead to Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and obesity. These are just a few examples of why food insecurity is so harmful. Fortunately, there are many organizations, clubs, and foundations that are committed to ending hunger in America, and eventually the world. The first step to solving this problem is spreading information, and realizing just how dangerous food insecurity is, and who it affects. After learning these things, you may want to help and there are many ways to do that. I’m sure in the past, you've donated food to the annual canned food drive our school puts on, and that’s just one way you can contribute to solving this problem. There are many organizations that ask for donations and will put your money to great use, for example every dollar you donate to Feeding America will provide 11 meals for a child in need.If you don’t have food or money to donate, you can donate