I completed my volunteer work at three different organizations, The Center, King 's Harvest and North Star Community Center. The first organization I volunteered at was The Center which is a non profit organization that has been around since 2009. Its mission is to alleviate and minimize the pain and suffering of those facing oppression. They focus on three main groups the youth, the homeless and community development. The center focuses on using a holistic approach to helping these underserved people by educating them and providing assistance in a way that doesn’t just help mentally but also helps them physically and spiritually. The second organization I volunteered at was King’s Harvest which is an organization that serves the poor and
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Growing up I’ve never had to deal with poverty or pretty much any struggle financially. So working with the kids at the center has really gave me a appreciation for what I have and to not let any opportunity go. It’s really given me a new perspective into a whole different life style, hearing all of these kids stories really made me think of how lucky I am to be in the place I am today and to not take anything for granite. I feel as if the King’s Harvest volunteer experience just set the lessons I learned from the Center even more in stone. Working with the homeless gave me a view into a more extreme version of poverty. Meeting and talking with these people that have pretty much nothing but the clothes on there body and yet still having a positive outlook on life has really given me a new perspective on life. I’ve learned that rather than complaining about little things and letting it negatively impact my life, I should just let it go and see the positives in everything because things could always be …show more content…
I used the chapter on cleanliness to create a presentation for poverty-stricken people at King’s Harvest. I used the basic guidelines of cleanliness as my basis in which I tried to educate the poor individuals about the importance of always trying to wash your hands, and the benefits of taking a shower, especially if the person is sweating, doing this can prevent things like skin infections and rashes. I also used pieces about cleanliness in eating and drinking from the chapter in my demonstration also. The book had a lot of good facts I used such as don’t let flies on the food you 're going eat because they can carry germs and spread disease and only eat raw meat if it 's cooked completely or else it can carries a lot of dangerous bacteria. I also used the care of the teeth and gums section of the book to inform them on why it’s so important to try to brush your teeth, because it helps prevent all types of nasty things such as cavities, rotting teeth and gum disease. In this chapter it also talks about how you can make your own toothbrush and toothpaste which I presented to the people because some of the individuals might not be able to access an actual tooth brush. The chapter on health and illnesses of children provided me a much better understanding of the health issues associated with these disabled individuals before I started volunteering. Before reading
Growing up I’ve never had to deal with poverty or pretty much any struggle financially. So working with the kids at the center has really gave me a appreciation for what I have and to not let any opportunity go. It’s really given me a new perspective into a whole different life style, hearing all of these kids stories really made me think of how lucky I am to be in the place I am today and to not take anything for granite. I feel as if the King’s Harvest volunteer experience just set the lessons I learned from the Center even more in stone. Working with the homeless gave me a view into a more extreme version of poverty. Meeting and talking with these people that have pretty much nothing but the clothes on there body and yet still having a positive outlook on life has really given me a new perspective on life. I’ve learned that rather than complaining about little things and letting it negatively impact my life, I should just let it go and see the positives in everything because things could always be …show more content…
I used the chapter on cleanliness to create a presentation for poverty-stricken people at King’s Harvest. I used the basic guidelines of cleanliness as my basis in which I tried to educate the poor individuals about the importance of always trying to wash your hands, and the benefits of taking a shower, especially if the person is sweating, doing this can prevent things like skin infections and rashes. I also used pieces about cleanliness in eating and drinking from the chapter in my demonstration also. The book had a lot of good facts I used such as don’t let flies on the food you 're going eat because they can carry germs and spread disease and only eat raw meat if it 's cooked completely or else it can carries a lot of dangerous bacteria. I also used the care of the teeth and gums section of the book to inform them on why it’s so important to try to brush your teeth, because it helps prevent all types of nasty things such as cavities, rotting teeth and gum disease. In this chapter it also talks about how you can make your own toothbrush and toothpaste which I presented to the people because some of the individuals might not be able to access an actual tooth brush. The chapter on health and illnesses of children provided me a much better understanding of the health issues associated with these disabled individuals before I started volunteering. Before reading