Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center is a non-profit organization, which aims to fight hunger and poverty. The organization itself have only three paid employees: the social worker, Vicki Anderson, the executive director, and her assistant, Rachel. Almost all of the volunteers in Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center were elderly. Organization offers a variety of services and sports to residents in need from Mystic, North Stonnington, Pawcatuck in Connecticut and from Westerly in Rhode Island. Some of the programs and activities Pawcatuck Neighborhood offers are: Active Aging at the PNC Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center offers a lot of free classes for seniors: Zumba, painting classes, strength and balance, tai chi and line dancing.…
The case that connects to this theory is the case of assault on a University at Albany student. The student was downtown in the “student ghetto” when the incident happened. The event occurred on March 20, 2013 around approximately 7pm on the 400 block of Hudson Avenue. The victim claims she was approached from behind by a male who grabbed her around the neck, knocked her to the ground, struck her in the face and told her not to screen according to Times Union. The victim got away with minor injuries and the suspect fled the scene.…
Specific troubles James Town faced was the crew ate all the food they had on the ship therefore no food when they landed. When packing, they couldn’t pack food for the new world, only when they were on the ship. In the time that the mayflower arrived, it was winter and many got sick and died. The cold took over their bodies and hunger in addition to dehydration also took many lives. Thankfully the Natives noticed the struggle.…
What are the Difficulties of settling in Charles Town? Charles Town was founded in 1670 in South Carolina. Charles Town was a battleground with multiple countries trying to settle there including native americans. Charles town is known as charleston today is well known for their many tourist attractions and filled with many people. Unfortunately there were many difficulties to settling in Charles Town.…
1) Geography- Where were they located? What is the place called today? What effect did the geographic setting have on the civilization that grew there? Were they geographically isolated from other civilizations?…
While reading the Greenhill Community Center case study a lot of unusual events and situation stood out to me. The first event that stood out to me in the Greenhill Community Center case study was the mission statement. According to Worth (Pg. 162), mission is defines as “the reason the organization exist; the starting point for strategic planning.” The main purpose of the Greenhill Community Center is “to provide human service programs for learning, growth, and enrichment throughout life within an intergenerational setting.”…
College Park Baptist Church is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization under the Internal Revenue Code. Our priority is the benefit of the community. Although the neighborhood that surround the church is a low income neighborhood, it needs programs such as: First time home buyers, mentoring , housing, computer, seniors, youth summer feeding, financial consulting, legal assistance (minor), young adult awareness. These programs will enlighten and educate the community and all ages will be able to participate. Even though CPBC have dedicated members who have committed to volunteer their services to serve our community.…
Arionta attended Bayside High School as a full time student for the majority of the last school year and was enrolled as an 11th grader. In the last three months, Arionta had five or more full-day unexcused absences. Arionta reported a desire to pursue a GED. Arionta’s school reports indicated he failed all classes he was enrolled in. Both he and his mother reported school is important and Ms. Blount wants Arionta to graduate with a diploma.…
They act as supporters and helpers, so the people in need are capable of solving the issues after the helpers vacate the area. The most efficient way to do this is to educate them on the process that needs to be done in order for them to be…
LH1-02 What This City Did for Homeless Veterans is Priceless and Will Make You Wonder Why our Country Isn't Making Sure No Veteran is Ever Homeless! Photo: http://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/homeless-veterans-free-houses-community-kansas-33.jpg Source: BoredPanda and Veterans Community Project http://www.boredpanda.com/homeless-veterans-free-houses-community-kansas/ http://veteranscommunityproject.org/services/ Views: 40K Likes: 20K Shares: Unknown Comments: 22 Homeless veterans. That term should never have to be used especially in a country of our stature.…
My residential community has had a great impact on me. The community provides an ideal atmosphere to meet a variety of people. Not only does the residential community promote diversity and inclusion, but it has also granted me the unique opportunity of leading in a college atmosphere. After arriving at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, I started spending most of my time in the lobby because my room did not have air conditioning. While in the lobby, I met a racially and geographically diverse group of people.…
Community identity at work A community in which I feel the greatest alliance is my work community. I been working as medical assistant for the past 3 years. I really enjoy my place of work the people around and the patients I have to encounter with. I have contact with lot of kids since my work place is a pediatric clinic.…
Immigration has been the bane if this country since its founding. The faces of the immigrants has changed over time but the issue remains the same. What do we do with these immigrants seeking a better life? How do we protect the citizens of this country and most importantly their jobs? How many immigrants do we let in before we say that is enough?…
I am Sal Casuccio, a student of Mayer Christian School, and I am concerned for the people in Oregon. More specifically I am referring to the homeless epidemic. Whenever I am along the highways I am bound to see people on the side of the road who are fighting for survival. Not the perfectly capable of getting a job lazy person, I am talking about former soldiers, disabled individuals, and those who are incapable of getting employed. There are so called “homeless” people out there who are perfectly cable of getting a job but decide not too, those people in my opinion are not really “homeless” they just chose to sit on the side of the road begging for money and escaping the system.…
Nobody really likes to move out of the country. At least I don 't. My parents were born in Mexico. They migrated to the united states. They moved to Stanford California.…