1. Describe some of the history of the agency where you selected to volunteer. What is the name of the agency/organization? Where is it located? What does your agency/organization do? You are required to research online about your chosen organization. This question must be a minimum of 100 words. (10 points)
How the Salvation army got its start was is 1852, William Booth preached the Gospel to the homeless on the streets of England. In 1865, Booth set up a tent in a Quaker graveyard converted many to Christianity. Over the years, Booth’s staff and volunteers had grown in numbers. The numbers in people got so big they were known as the “Hallelujah Army” and they would call Booth ”general”. Then in 1878, Booth read the annual report …show more content…
What I found out about this organization, is that this organization, puts their faith in everything that they do. By putting their faith first, this place help the homeless and any struggling person. The Salvation Army is an organization that helps people when they cannot afford things themselves. This organization is the place to drop your older thing off that you do not use so someone can use it for their needs. Not only does it deal as a store it also helps people who are struggling with their bills. Also, for the homeless, the volunteers point them to places where that can found even more help and shelter.
3. How does your time serving in the community influence your ideas and perceptions about the city of Amarillo and the people who live here? This question must be a minimum of 100 words. (20 points)
During my time serving the community, especially dealing with the less fortunate has really open my eyes to see how bad some people have it. I want to help the people that need it the most. Plus I love how faith based The Salvation army is, because it makes me want to deepen my faith as well and help the struggling and the needy. When I was younger Always wanted to be a missionary and go overseas to help the people who need it most and while I am the there I would love to share my faith. The time that I volunteered made me look into being a missionary and I Thought that, that idea was gone …show more content…
Those two readings are Motivation and Faith. I am first going to talk about Motivation. In the textbook, It describes the hierarchy of needs. “Maslow’s pyramid of human need, beginning at the base with physiological needs that must first satisfied before the higher-level safety needs and then psychological needs become active.” As I was volunteering and even right now, my psychological needs, safety needs, belongingness and being loved needs, and esteem needs are all fulfilled. That just leaves the two parts at the top of the pyramid to satisfy, the self-actualization and the self-transcendence needs. I know I can do more with the talents God has given me and while I was volunteering I knew that I was doing more to help people than I would ever do by just sitting on the couch. Therefore, my volunteering and using my time for people that need it more than I do, I satisfied the need to live up to my fullest potential and the need to go beyond myself (Myers, 2014 p.
How the Salvation army got its start was is 1852, William Booth preached the Gospel to the homeless on the streets of England. In 1865, Booth set up a tent in a Quaker graveyard converted many to Christianity. Over the years, Booth’s staff and volunteers had grown in numbers. The numbers in people got so big they were known as the “Hallelujah Army” and they would call Booth ”general”. Then in 1878, Booth read the annual report …show more content…
What I found out about this organization, is that this organization, puts their faith in everything that they do. By putting their faith first, this place help the homeless and any struggling person. The Salvation Army is an organization that helps people when they cannot afford things themselves. This organization is the place to drop your older thing off that you do not use so someone can use it for their needs. Not only does it deal as a store it also helps people who are struggling with their bills. Also, for the homeless, the volunteers point them to places where that can found even more help and shelter.
3. How does your time serving in the community influence your ideas and perceptions about the city of Amarillo and the people who live here? This question must be a minimum of 100 words. (20 points)
During my time serving the community, especially dealing with the less fortunate has really open my eyes to see how bad some people have it. I want to help the people that need it the most. Plus I love how faith based The Salvation army is, because it makes me want to deepen my faith as well and help the struggling and the needy. When I was younger Always wanted to be a missionary and go overseas to help the people who need it most and while I am the there I would love to share my faith. The time that I volunteered made me look into being a missionary and I Thought that, that idea was gone …show more content…
Those two readings are Motivation and Faith. I am first going to talk about Motivation. In the textbook, It describes the hierarchy of needs. “Maslow’s pyramid of human need, beginning at the base with physiological needs that must first satisfied before the higher-level safety needs and then psychological needs become active.” As I was volunteering and even right now, my psychological needs, safety needs, belongingness and being loved needs, and esteem needs are all fulfilled. That just leaves the two parts at the top of the pyramid to satisfy, the self-actualization and the self-transcendence needs. I know I can do more with the talents God has given me and while I was volunteering I knew that I was doing more to help people than I would ever do by just sitting on the couch. Therefore, my volunteering and using my time for people that need it more than I do, I satisfied the need to live up to my fullest potential and the need to go beyond myself (Myers, 2014 p.