My Community Work : The Challenges Of A Community Service

What does community service mean? Community service, to me, means bettering the community with volunteering at local places, business, or helping the people themselves. Community services is very important due to most of the things in a community such as parks, food banks, etc. being ran/used by the community.

I helped with the veterans for my hours it was really a lot of fun they needed help with transporting them back a forth to the lunchroom and taking them to activities they really love people coming up there to see them because nobody cares if they're up there and they never go to see them. They love to see strangers faces even if they don't know you. They would love to tell you stories about how they was young and how they grew up or doing things in the military. They was this one guy he told me how his family was poor and all they had was a field of corn to their name so he wanted to go to the military and make a better life for himself and he said he killed hitler himself and that he was the one who meet george washington and queen elizabeth

As with most industrialized areas, homelessness is prevalent in my community. People are left without options as jobs become increasingly competitive. Homelessness is ubiquitous, yet it is a topic that is rarely discussed because it makes us feel uncomfortable. We feel uncomfortable that people die on the streets, uncomfortable because we're scared to help, uncomfortable because we are solicited. As a leader in my community, I know that change starts from the bottom up. Last year, as with the year before, I helped to assemble and distribute care packages to the homeless community in downtown San Jose. These packages, though small, are proof that change is in the little things. The homeless have a strong social stigma around them that I believe

You need to choose a sector of the Community Services Industry and research the current issues influencing service delivery in that sector and answer the questions below based on your research. A sector could include:

Homelessness is a major issue worldwide, which appears to be growing at a rapid rate. Many unfortunate factors play a role in one becoming homeless and living on the streets with no shelter, little or no food, and lack of clothing to keep warm. Some factors that may lead to homelessness are a substantial decrease in income, loss of employment, mental issues, drug and alcohol addiction, running away from home or major life events such as a death in the family. In addition, as the homeless population grows, resources such as shelters become full and overcrowded leaving people with nowhere to sleep other than a park bench, under a bridge, on the side walk or on the side of a building. Sadly, society judges those in these predicaments, many fail to listen to the stories of homeless individuals or attempt to understand why and what they’re going through. Furthermore, much of society continues to go through life as if the homeless population doesn’t exist, doing little or nothing at all to help them in any way possible. Although homelessness is a much larger issue than myself, I felt the need to do my part in helping the homeless in whichever way achievable. Therefore, for my public project, I decided to do what was necessary to provide homeless individuals, that are without shelter, with coats and blankets to keep warm during the winter months. To make this happen, I thought of a plan to put into action to accomplish the goal. I built a team of likeminded individuals that would help do the necessary work to accomplish the set goal, we collectively worked together as a group to implement and follow a plan and moved forward to execute it.

Service was really good apart from them forgetting about our bread on the table until our starters had came out we noticed this because everyone else had had there bread before the starters and we never. They served everything really well they never leaned over anyone to serve someone else even though the chairs were close to the window the still managed to get round them to serve them the food. You could tell they had a lot of training and experience with this because they done everything wonderfully. They were also good at keeping a eye on how full peoples glasses were and if they were nearly empty the came and filled it up. The silver served each course and explained what was in each one.

I volunteered at the Pine Street Inn, one of the largest nonprofit organizations in New England, serving meals to homeless men and women. On Sunday mornings at 5 a.m., I helped prepare and serve well-proportioned breakfast meals that unfortunately would not satisfy the hunger of the people I served. I could not help but think how they got here. I was terrified and apprehensive about what was to come on my first day. After a couple of more visits, I began to notice that there were all kinds of individuals who would not fit the stereotypical homeless man and woman.

Imagine immigrating to a foreign country where uncertainty and unfamiliarity awaits. That was my family in October 2008 when we arrived in America as refugees, deprived of basic necessities such as food and clothing. We faced difficulties adjusting to the culture and meeting our needs. However, volunteers of all ages from different charities delivered and donated foods, clothing, and presents, and warmly welcomed us with comfort during a time of major adjustment in our lives. They guided my family in our transition as we apply for schools and jobs. Volunteering was also a rare and uncommon practice in my birth country, so the number of volunteers helping us in America made a good impression of the country to my family. As I grew up and attend high school in America, I realized the amazing and endless opportunities for young people to make a difference in other’s lives by feeding the homeless, responding to natural disasters, caring for the elderlies, cleaning the community, saving the lives of animals, and much more. Community service should be required to graduate high school because it provides essential skills, builds character, and promotes higher education for a successful life.

The community that I live in is heavily centered around participation in sports, yet many children cannot afford the equipment they need to play the games they love. In attempt to create opportunities for more children to get involved, two classmates and I created a community service project called “Get in the Game”. The idea to create the project stemmed from my experience in sports, and the lessons I learned in team work, friendship, responsibility and leadership. Our goal in creating the project was to provide children with the possibility of future success through playing sports alongside their friends despite economic hardships. The project was made possible by the generous donations of new and used sports equipment by fellow community

It is interesting that you brought up the programs that assist with homeless students on campus. I spoke with one of the Texas Workforce representatives a few weeks ago and she informed me about many programs that give homeless youth the opportunity to “drop by” when they are in need of a temporary place to go during the day. Although these services are limited they are very beneficial for those students struggling with finding a place to go in between school and where they call “home”.

My second community service activity was helping Ms. McMillin as well as the rest of the freshman class, set up for the craft fair. We started out by meeting in the library so everyone knew what we were supposed to do, and then we all took pictures to spread the word about when and where the craft show was. Everyone had to write on a paper leaf saying what we were thankful for and it was used as decorations on the board. I put that I was thankful for my family. I didn't put friends or pets on the leaf because I consider my pets and friends, family. After that, we went out to the commons and arranged tables and chairs for the different booths. I really like helping with cleaning and rearranging things so I enjoyed helping set up for this exciting

I’ve grown up in a community oriented family that enjoys giving their time to help others. My earliest memories of volunteering are with my grandparents at the library and book sales at age six. I have helped every year for the past 5 years at Cranberry Fest in capacities.

So far I have learned and made new memories with community service.One of the obstacles that I faced during my community service experience was that I found it challenging to find time.Another obstacle that I faced was it was hard to find events and ways you could help out the community.One of my favorite events that I was a part of was the beauty pageant for girls with special needs.This event was so memorable to me because I found it so touching the way small little actions we make can make a big impact in someone's life. Something that I have gained from a person is that I think first and put myself into others shoes instead of judging them.This experience has also helped me discover my interest that I have in the future. This service will

I believe that being successful comes with a great responsibility of giving back to the community. I have served as the secretary of St.Vincent de paul youth society - a nonprofit organization that provides direct assistance to anyone suffering or in need. The unique experience during my service has helped me develop leadership

Regardless of the association with which a person volunteers, it is difficult to analyze any particular group without noticing the psychological theories behind the services. Suncoast Animal League primarily utilizes ideas from Maslow’s Hierarchy as well B. F. Skinner’s theory of operant conditioning. When observing the volunteers that work there, including myself, motivational theories give some insight to the internal reasons to serve.