Volunteer Experience

ATTENTION STATEMENT: “Volunteering behaviour has been a powerful driving force in the betterment of humanity, a key contributor to the solving of mankind’s problems (de Abreu, 2015).” as stated in a scholarly article, Managing Volunteerism Behaviour. Volunteering has been proven to be one of the most important things in our lives.

As is well known, volunteering is an extremely significant component of our community. Along the same lines, utilizing volunteers plays a critical role at the agency level in increasing ability of the agency to serve clients and the community. While most nonprofit organizations put a great value on volunteer programs, one of the biggest challenges that organizations face is a successful volunteer recruitment. Although there are many theories about volunteer recruitment, understanding a simple question, “why do people volunteer?”, makes it much easier to find right volunteers for the organization. People volunteer for a variety of reasons. For some people it may offer a chance to give something back to the community or to have professional

“Better is a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are perverse.”- PROVERBS 28:6. I learned the truth in this verse while living with relatives in Colorado Springs, Colorado and the time I became homeless. What comes to mind when thinking about homeless people? I remember the first time I saw a homeless person begging at an intersection. He looked scruffy, unkempt, and dirty, which really scared me because I did not know what he would do to me. He just stood there, holding a sign that read, “Out of work,

For my service learning experience, I had to volunteer at two places, due to some issues I had at one of the volunteer sites. Both sites served as a great learning experience to me and I really enjoyed what time I got to spend at each of the sites. Both sites were there to provide support to those who had some sort of disability and help them lead a more independent life. Each site did amazing work with their clients and I am exceptionally happy to see places like this in our community.

Looking toward the next chapter of my academic career and the incredible opportunities before me, I am filled with anticipation. Anticipating the most exciting aspect of the journey -- the possibility of continuing in the graduate social work program at Boise State University (BSU).

In 2015, less than 26% of college students devoted some amount of their time to volunteer, according to the Corporation for National and Community Service(VCLA). That means that three out of four college students did not give any amount of their time to help others through volunteering. However, there are hundreds of case studies that prove that volunteering not only helps the person receiving the service--but also the volunteer; this is a mutualistic situation and people are in need. Just by giving an hour every month or so, the volunteer can help make people's lives better. Volunteering benefits both the volunteer and the person or people receiving the service--in particular Oasis International could use more volunteers to help. Oasis International’s mission is to help refugees settle into their new home--the United States--specifically, St. Louis, Missouri.

Looking at the first dilemma, I would present the volunteer opportunity to employees as a way to help give back to the community they work in. I would also try to approach union leadership to see if they wanted to collaborate with the company on the volunteer opportunity. If there was a lot of negative feedback about volunteering their personal time I would allow any one that volunteered the day off with pay to work at the retirement home. This would allow the company to say the employees volunteered their time and care about their social responsibility. A drawback to this plan may be a delay to work that had been going on at the plant due to the loss of a work day.

I learned many different skills through volunteering at Maine Medical Center. I learned what it takes to become a doctor at Maine Medical Center and why it is a leading hospital (WHERE?). Volunteering made me realize that this is the only hospital I would like to work at. The staff within the hospital makes it a wonderful place to be a part of, even as a volunteer. The many people I worked with made me feel like family. They were willing to answer any question, and teach me anything they knew. Through volunteering, I learned many skills that I will always use while working the rest of my life. Working in the medical field requires for someone to work with new people, be independent and serve people. These are things I learned while volunteering

The Volunteer is a 14-year-old lady who was referred by her mother in order to assess her the client's interest for a career. The parent expressed her daughters interest in attending college, however, the client was fascinated by the concept of becoming a make-up developer and beautician. Therefore, the client was referred by her parent in order to assess the client over parental concerns about the client claiming she needs to attend a four-year college and the career goals that the client has conveyed an interest in. The client did convey that she feels marginalized and frustrated in her mother’s confidence in her ability to achieve a college degree and the necessity of a degree to become a beautician.

I volunteered at the nursing department at Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego. This experience provided me with the opportunity to interact with different health professionals and get a meaningful exposure to medical practice. I interacted with patients of various ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds and listened to their problems and concerns. I learned that healthcare is contingent upon the collaborative efforts of many people from different specialties. The roles played by every individual were imperative to maintaining the functions of the hospital and providing best possible treatment to patients.

Through my volunteer abroad experiences in Peru and Costa Rica, I developed cultural sensitivity and awareness, and I fostered my passion for volunteerism. Recognizing that I am privileged to live in a society with proper water, heat, and healthcare system, I realize my responsibility as a global citizen that I need to give back my skills, knowledge, and compassion to underprivileged communities around the world.

Being the first generation in my family to start a real education, I didn’t have relatives handing down advice on where to volunteer. My first experience volunteering came in middle school when I helped at the Food Bank, I knew it was for a wonderful cause, yet I didn’t understand the full scope of my efforts. In the Biomedical Academy we were required to do 20 hours of volunteering to stay in the program, it initiated the push into my volunteering career. That is when I began volunteering to organize a local boxing center; I took orders from the coaches to organize the gloves daily, but didn’t step out of my boundaries. Moreover, I participated in events like Safe Harbor, in which I ran Halloween booths under teacher supervision, and was a helping-hand throwing dye in Run or Dye. I wasn’t an outgoing person my first years of high school; slowly but surely I became one. My first position as a leader came in

Volunteer involvement is very crucial for long-term sustenance of any movement. Official recognition of citizen efforts is also vital. AMC has recognized this role and a proper certification process are also established.

Hoy (2011, p. 29) believed that internships and volunteering allow students to have a taste of the environment that they hope to be employed after they finished schooling. In fact, it is through internships that students are provided with the sufficient skills that would help them in the transition stage- from study to work (The Centre for Volunteering, 2015). In line of this assertion, this paper will identify the workplace opportunity I have chosen, and provide for four soft skills that I can use in the said internship opportunity.

Why you could be volunteer? Being volunteer you have opportunity to meet other people.Is very satisfactory because your are giving your time to others. Some people enjoy helping differents activities such as in schools. hospitals, and church.