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 and Research Methods There are currently over 1.5 million nonprofit organizations in the United States (Foundation Center, 2015). This study focuses on the case of Mission Arlington/ Mission Metroplex, a local nonprofit that provides a multitude of spiritual and social services to the disadvantaged population of Arlington, Texas and the larger Dallas/ Ft. Worth region. Mission Arlington, under the umbrella of Mission Metroplex, was founded August 1, 1986, by Executive Director Tillie Burgin and her family along with the help of the First Baptist Arlington Church in Arlington, Texas. The social services that Mission Arlington/Mission Metroplex provide continue to evolve over time based on identified needs within the community.…
Just before I moved to Cedaredge Colorado, the earth under my feet shattered and sent me falling into a place of unknowns. After arriving in Cedaredge, I surveyed several churches and found Cedaredge Community United Methodist Church. The church members took me in like they had known me for my entire life. This restored the ground underneath my feet. After I began participating in the church, I told the congregation that my mother had been in prison for two years.…
Moving to Orlando from Miami was a huge culture shock to me. Being from the city where people rarely sleep and restaurants/convenience stores are open 24/7 I had a bit of difficulty understanding why the Walgreens around the corner was closing at 12:00 a.m. As I adjusted to what I thought was a drastic change Orlando decided that it wanted to teach me a bit about nature. My time here has pushed me out of my shell and made me a bit more outdoorsy.…
I recently transitioned out of the military and was able to move back home to Colorado. My wife and I had been praying for a smooth transition and everything up to this point has been just that. Our move out here was stressful however. We had a good amount in savings but I had not found a job yet and my wife was going to be leaving her job very soon. I started receiving offers for work out in Colorado.…
I moved to Titusville in the middle of my junior year, to get better schooling, and to use my full potential academically that I wasn't able to obtain back in my hometown. Moving across Florida, away from my parents was a dramatic event, and it took some getting use too. Living away from my parents, made me feel grown and mature like I had my whole life in my hands with nobody there to always tell me what to do. I, now live with my aunt and uncle, attending Titusville High School. I am a part time college student and also acquire high school credits with my courses at the college.…
I was faced with the difficult decision of staying with my mom and going to Texas or moving in with my dad and staying in Ohio. She wanted to move in with her friend in Texas and I didn’t wanna go because I was gonna miss my friends and my family. My mom would ask me every other day what i wanted to do and for a while I didn’t have an answer for her because I wasn’t sure. I would sit and think of my friends and family and how much i would miss them but then I would think about how much fun I could have and all the new people I could meet.…
This book really opened my eyes to understanding others and not making assumptions based on people’s skin color. Walking a mile in someone else’s shoes and understanding what their life might be like gives a whole new perspective on how I live mine. This book showed me that even though Zak was born Muslim, he is still a normal child. Getting picked on and bullied for being, “the new kid in town.” I had to go through the same struggles when I first moved to Lake City.…
Item 4: Charles Boswell instructed Ms. Gilcrist’s to forget about the San Francisco board meeting, instead he wants her to fly to Miami to meet with Stewart Marshal an interested client. Additionally, she also needs to present some strategy ideas to Mr. Boswell before attending Mr. Gunerson funeral. Therefore, these instructions are important because they are from the owner of Yellowtail Marine. Robyn Gilcrist’s should ask Sarah Clarke to confirm both the appointment with the client and the flight ticket to Miami. She should ask Sarah Clarke to do this, because she is very friendly and is willing to help with whatever she can.…
March 1st, 2013, the night I turned my freedom over to a 5ft2 blonde whose name will be left unmentioned due to the integrity I have. I was a dumb stupid freshman and could not see past all the warnings I received from upper classmen warning me about this girl. I thought she was the greatest thing that walked the earth. I felt I was in love and that she was the one I would marry some day. When I found out I was moving back to Colorado after my freshmen year I felt the world was coming to an end because that means I would have to leave her behind.…
Here I sit, staring at the beaming light of my family's computer writing an essay at the nineteenth hour of the day. I’m not complaining after all It’s quite relaxing, with a bit of music as well as pure silence amidst the remainder of my parent’s residency. Considering myself a great writer is something I’ve never done, nonetheless I enjoy it. I have been a Texan all my life, having been to a few parts of the country it remains my favourite state. Austin, Texas is my birthplace I lived there for the first ten years of my life, six years ago we moved to San Antonio to enable visiting my outer family circle extra often.…
Research has shown that for more than 50 years now, a drastic change in the population transitioning from cities to the suburbs has been occurring. After 1950, this movement originally gained momentum and become the leading demographic style for nearly all-crucial U.S. metropolitan areas. This migration has pushed many more Americans to live in the suburbs now than any other location in the states. Today, a good amount of middle-class African Americans have moved out to the suburbs but the most common people who branch out there consist of upper-middle-class, middle-class, and working-class white people. Class and race separation steady growing more due to this white flight procedure.…
It was a cold and snowy day outside when it all began. January 14, 2014; the day that my parents had officially decided to move to Phoenix, Arizona from Detroit, Michigan. This is the day a lot changed in my life. My parents made this decision for a few different reasons. However, the main reason was my eight year old sister, Abigail, who had a terrible case of asthma.…
After a month I graduated in high-school, I moved from Leesburg to Ocala. To me, the city of Ocala is almost identical to the city of Leesburg. The only difference is the road. I have not traveled around the city that much since I came here. The only route I travel is the distance between my house and the college campus.…
mobile research awakened my eyes to the idea of remember community members through objects and items. As I walk and see people interacting, I noticed that many of the residents are common people, just like myself. This means that they are hard workers who are caught up in trying to make a living to pay bills and enjoying life to the fullest. I was able to denote this since many of the people I walked past were people of color and students since they were talking about classes.…