The Greenhill Community Center mission addresses their target population and how they plan on achieving their goals of learning, growth and enrichment but it is not clearly defined. The term human service programs can…
A1: Business Objective: Healthy Body Wellness Center (HBWC) Office of Grants Giveaway (OGG) business objective is to offer a proficient methodology that promotes improvement in the quality and usefulness of medical grants. HBWC disburses several medical grants through federally supported health research, and implemented the Small Hospital Grant Tracking System (SHGTS) to automate assignment and tracking of the grant disbursement, streamline review of completed evaluation submitted by grant seekers and promote sharing of health information among healthcare professionals. A2: Security Principle The guiding security principle that HBWC should use to meet Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) is an ISO 27002 security framework, accompanied…
Organizations such as the ACE Mentor Program of America, Jackie Robinson Foundation, and United Negro College Fund (UNCF) all try and motivate young adults to become educated also develop certain working skills for the real world. The ACE Mentor Program of America helps mentor high school students and inspires them to pursue careers in design and construction. This program reaches over 8,000 students per year. The Jackie Robinson Foundation is a non profit organization which provides scholarships and also internships to minority youths for higher education then eventually career experience. United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is an American philanthropic organization that funds scholarships for black students and also gives them the career skills they need to become well-educated citizens of the U.S..…
In January 2016, 637,067 homeless citizens were accounted for in the US. Out of those 637,067, 4,000 were accounted for in Virginia. Homelessness in Virginia has gone up 4.2% in the last three years. Aren’t those facts just a bit unsettling? When I heard we had to a Capstone Project, I knew homelessness in VA had to be incorporated into my project.…
The face of a little boy, bright eyed, innocent, and full of energy popped through an empty window shouting out “what y’all doing in there?” and it was at this moment that Josh Whitlock’s life changed forever. On a mission to bring light to a neighborhood with a history of so much darkness, Josh Whitlock, along with a group of dedicated and committed members of his church were working diligently to restore a building in one of the worst neighborhoods in Columbia Marvin was his name, a native to “The Gates” neighborhood, about 5 years old, made a pitstop to see who these foreign people were in his “hood”. Marvin continued to stop by day after day with a crowd to check up, check in, and oversee the progress. “It wasn’t long before I knew their…
One of the movements that the DFWC members campaigned in was for city playgrounds. Club members persisted, and succeeded, in their efforts for gaining support and funds for these playgrounds. To raise funds to build the park they personally went door to door requesting donations. Writing numerous letters along with many speeches, they managed to receive fourteen thousand signatures on a petition presented to the board of education.…
Behavioral Health Prevention Program Program Design Mission Statement To cater to families and provide an all-inclusive integrated behavioral and cohesiveness program that will meet the needs of our community, while promoting the quality of life within our community. . Program Vision Collaborating with families, Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Social Services, and other qualified partners who are in accordance with promoting behavior support services to children, young adults, and families live a healthy life. It is our duty to serve and deliver accelerate the rights of people who may be needlessly impaired.…
HyTiva Outreach Programs HyTiva is opposed to driving under any influence and we believe it is 100 percent preventable. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, drunk-driving fatalities have decreased 53 percent since 1982 to record lows. As part of our effort to prevent driving under the influence , we have key initiatives like the HyTiva Designate a Driver campaign safe ride home programs, teamed up with UBER in cities that are available. HyTiva Local Safe Ride programs brings together local distributors, and retail establishments to provide free or reduced-fare cab rides to bar and restaurant patrons. With support from the National Safe Boating Council, reminds boaters, and other water recreation enthusiasts to be responsible…
When volunteering at West Minnehaha it made me realize things that I didn’t pay attention to before going in. The point was to build relationships, problem solve, what to do in a conflict situation, and step outside of my comfort zone. I learned how to do every single one of those things. I realized that the kids are in need of someone who they can look up to and a dependable person who they can count on. For example, I was looking after a few kids that were doing homework and when walking around I hear a conversation of two kids.…
One of the most important components of community based research is ensuring that your research is being conducted in a way that is empowering the community and is relevant to the needs of the community. Ensuring that community based research is designed in an empowering way is especially important because often this type of research is conducted in vulnerable communities that have experienced various levels of discrimination. In Meredith Minker and Nina Wallerstein’s Community-Based Participatory Research for Health: From Process to Outcomes, there are several case studies, which include a plethora of best practices. For the purposes of this paper, I have chosen two case studies from the aforementioned book, which I feel best demonstrate how…
“Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those right or keep them. Our strength is our unity of purpose. To that high concept there can be no end save victory. Franklin Delano Roosevelt”.…
In the recent years there has been an increase in the use of Opioids. I would not have realized how big the drug epidemic was if I had not taken the Addiction and Substance Abuse weekend intensive here at the School of Social Work. Throughout the three-day weekend we learned about many different addictions, but one day focused on drug courts and substance abuse and I knew I wanted to learn more. I choose to focus on prescription drugs, mainly opioids, because of how readily available these drug are.…
Company Background / History The company chosen by Group 3 is Hertz. Walter Jacobs began The Hertz Corporation in 1918, in 1923 John Hertz brought over the company from Jacobs but he Jacobs still remained in the company until his retirement (Hertz Corporation, 2015). Hertz’s stock ticket symbol is “NYSE: HTZ” and the NAICS Code is 53211101, Passenger Car Rental (Manta, 2015). Hertz is in the industry of automobile rental and leasing services.…
I. Attention Getter: Having you ever imagined how it feels like to not be able to sleep on your cozy bed but on cold streets? Or you have to transit from one shelter to another and not knowing what is coming for you next? II. Thesis: Many people are suffering from being homeless.…
Introduction The purpose of this paper is to discuss the principles of project management and how they can be applied by A2Z Construction in the execution of additional office space to accommodate business growth. In recent time, A2Z Construction’s unique services have attracted a large pool of clients and led to an increase in the number of projects. This has placed great strain on the organisation in terms of accommodation, human resource management, and planning. Consequently, the organisation has resulted to two possible options to improve operations: Project A – which entails extending the current 4 storey building to a 5 storey building and Project B – which involves buying and renovating an extra small office building space nearby.…