Essay On Domestic Violence Shelters

Domestic violence shelters are characterized by helping women and children that are financially struggling to support themselves. Women struggle because they cannot find a job due to their abuse and the shelter struggles because they have decreased government funds due to new bills and old laws. Improvement in the meals provided to the children do not change much over the years. In my semester, the only change was including slices of apple during snack and lunch for the last two weeks. Although this is change, more than one slice of apple is going to be needed in order to give the children the proper amount of nutrients in order to grow and develop properly. The combination of all of these things makes the children of this community more likely to have a mental illness because of the excess stress they have, the lack of nutritious food and the vulnerability of unexpected life changes. The issue of poor nutrition may seem like it is not that important because of the size of the House of Ruth, but in reality it is …show more content…
By helping out at one of these shelters, you come to understand the severity of the violence and how crippling it can be for a woman and their children. You also understand that the children in these shelters are just trying to be normal kids. We need to encourage them to develop and learn new things in the future, so they can flourish in their upcoming years. Volunteering at the House of Ruth opened my eyes to an issue that was new to me. Although the population at the House of Ruth is small, I felt as though I made a big impact on the children by being a role model in their lives for a semester. I hope that what I was able to teach them lessons that stick with them forever. Every kid deserves the chance to grow and develop like a normal kid and it is our job as members of society to provide them the necessary resources to do