Community Programs Essay

“Community” is a word that connects us with each other; it highlights a specific experience that we all share, a community is more than just a neighborhood, it is a common identity, and it is a set of relationships among people. It is pivotal that each and everyone of us give back to this experience in anyway we can. It is our civic duty as members of our communities to engage in some form service. Giving back to the community has a lasting and positive impact on society at large. Community…

Achievement (JA) program, and through data collected and observations made on my assigned school and its neighborhood, and of other JA schools in the city of Corpus Christi. All data and observations were collected to show comparisons between each JA school. The information found is valuable because it is important to know about both the physical side of a community and the economic side of a community, and how they compare to each other, as well as how they compare to other communities within a…

During my first semester of Introduction to Sociology 1000, we were assigned to do community service for Otterbein University. Otterbein focuses on giving back and having students give back to the community as well. For the past ten weeks, I did my community service at the Promise House, it is located on the first-floor common apartments next to Devore Hall. While walking into the Promise House there is a room of tables for people to sit at, and then there is another room behind it which is the…

Growing up in a small town of Washington state, I never felt a sense of necessity; however, this sense did not root from my family’s resources, but rather the way in which others in my community generously and genuinely served me. From having dedicated high school youth group leaders, to being taught by inspirational and intentional teachers, I always sensed that I was being granted great care and opportunity. As I grew older, the service which I was provided undoubtedly formed a desire in my…

Chapter 7 and 8 in The Practicum Companion gave some very important and insightful points. Chapter 7 was on working in groups while in the field. One of the main points discussed was expectations for practice with groups. They gave four examples of models that social workers may fulfill they were, social action/goals model, reciprocal goals model, and remedial goals model. Another point discussed was learning the factors that come along with group practice. The chapter discussed important…

chose to serve three times for long periods of time, rather than many short times. The first time I served I helped to organize food in the food pantry, so that my church's outreach program could deliver it to the people who needed it. Following that, the second time I served I organized clothes so that the outreach program could give it to people who needed…

I currently participate in various service programs that benefit my community. What I truly enjoy is identifying a position that I can fill, and catering to the needs of my community by using the skills I have to help others. Knowing that I have made a difference to someone gives me a great sense of satisfaction, and provides me with a foundation to step into other roles that allow me to serve. Serving as an officer in the Coast Guard would allow me the opportunity to continue my love of service…

several seek general help and assistance, and majority of the time, many just want to be a part of a community. I understand that the Brampton Multicultural Community Center offers help to clients in many of these areas. As a volunteer, I would want to be involved in as much as possible; I would like to experience everything that the BMCC offers. I believe it would be a great way to interact with the community, while also providing me with a way to a help, shape, and improve the lives of those…

I have participated in several community service projects including: Serving at the Banquet, Kids Against Hunger, Mission Trips to New York City and Detroit and assisting a first grade classroom. Through these projects, I have been able to serve those in the Sioux Falls community and abroad. Serving at the Banquet allows the homeless and hungry of Sioux Falls to come and eat a warm meal. During the hours spent there, you not only get to serve the food, but you also get a chance to talk with…

Community Service Throughout my high school years, I dedicated time to community service, during the summers of 2015, 2016, and 2017 I served as a volunteer at a Summer Camp named, The Cool Summer Experience, that was provided by my church, First Baptist Church of Waukegan. It was similar to summer school, It was from Monday through Friday, from 8 am to 4 pm. I was a camp leader, and as a leader I was in charge of an age group, it was my responsibility to make sure the kids were taken care of,…