Community Programs Essay

walking survey, I decided to use my grandmother’s neighborhood. She resides in a home built in 1953 and has lived there for over 30 years. I am familiar with this neighborhood and I felt very comfortable with the area. The neighborhood has a strong community feel, most of the residents have lived there for as long as I can remember. The neighborhood does not have any new houses or buildings. The houses have remained the same. The only one abandoned house in the neighborhood and this due to a…

to taking advantage of the opportunities Waukee’s APEX program presents. By the time my high school career is over, I will have taken three of the experiential APEX courses. I have been exposed to many scenarios during those classes that I can apply to my future opportunities. It also has inspired me to utilize those talents I am passionate about in activities at the high school. Some projects I have worked on for the school and community include: revamping and recreating Jacobs Gymnastics’…

school reach its maximum potential. “If you want the best for your kids – this is it.” Members agreed that the school’s strengths include: • Strong student participation in the community “The kids are happy, educated, and well rounded. They participate in the faith community and in the larger community.” • A caring, community atmosphere “They go extra step to make sure kids are doing well academically, socially, and emotionally.” “They give the kids a strong sense of self – they are…

idea of a sustainable community too many seem far out of reach; however with science and technologies advancing in this new generation, sustainable communities are within our reach. In Scientific American Kaid Benfield describes a sustainable community as one in which pollution, water contamination are things of the past and natural resources are all being used less. Kaid Benfield is the project director of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The vision of communities with green…

How Communities’ Identities Change Over Time What is the generalized other? Well it is the set of beliefs, roles, and norms followed by different cultures and this generalized other changes continuously in many cities around America and the world. For example, London is very modern, so it has a generalized other that is very progressive compared to what it was a few decades ago . Community identity is a very complex force that feeds on cultural changes and people’s ideas and rules and because…

all the group members see how they could help volunteer in a community setting where they would work with others but still play a vital role in the end product. While some members, like Kelsey and Brayden, explained that they liked working by themselves to tailor recipes based on how they like it, this similarity provided an opportunity for us leaders to point out different ways the members could still benefit and spend time in the community even if the members make the food on their own. For…

8 Neighbors, Do they still need each other? Non-profits are often overlooked when economic struggles come along, much of the time these organizations have to cut their programs or in the worst times, shut down. Partnerships like the 8 Neighbors are often born out of necessity of the economy or political climate(Katherine, Drew Rios, 2013). This partnership was born out of the economic crisis of the great recession. This was the time between 2007 and 2009 when there was a large amount of…

from a person-centered approach as opposed to illness-centered. At Mental Health of America Los Angeles (MHA) Village, providers utilize the recovery-oriented model successfully, helping those with mental illness recover and reintegrate into the community. In the text A Practical Guide to Recovery-Oriented Practice: Tools for Transforming Mental Health Care, Davidson, Lawless, O'Connell, Rowe, and Tondora (2009) describe eight practice standards as a guideline for those wanting to implement the…

What you did? I was doing my internship at Douglas County Emergency Operation Center; we were a group of three students who are majoring in Emergency Management. Whitney Shipley supervised and taught us a lot of things during the semester. We had done tabletop exercise with three different agencies; each one of us had to choose to meet with the Police department, Business organization, and Red Cross. I chose the Red Cross and met with them many times. The Red Cross is doing an exercise in the…

well as by providing space for self-expression. It holds the idea of an internal community, where artists have their own singular space to live/work. Having a community of people with similar ideals and interests that allows them to grow internally, and that mutually benefits and inspires its inhabitants, is the fundamental goal of this project, and is a strong point in the relationship between architecture and community growth. The Glass Loft project (by Front Studio Architects) analyzes the…