Benefits of Community Service Essay

Imhoff, Joseph. "Adopt-a-Tree." Plant a Wish. N.p., 09 Apr. 2014. Web. 20 Mar. 2017 According to Imhoff Joseph, there are many benefits of planting native plants and trees, such that increasing the diverse species, especially insects and the native animal. In addition, those plants and trees also improve the soil and landscape even more appropriate to the environment, therefore, when the landscape is strong and appropriate enough, it will make the water flow properly, which will reduce the…

Human Services has created a pilot program to determine whether or not social needs such as housing, hunger, violence, transportation and more are correlated to quality and affordability in Medicare and Medicaid. The program will provide up to $157 million to test this theory. The program spans over five years and is called the Accountable Health Communities model. The model focuses on the social needs related to health of Medicare and Medicaid recipients and connecting clinics and…

Communities and organizations can collaborate to promote resilience with families and children. In order to increase protective factors in a high risk community, it is often necessary for agencies to work together in order to provide comprehensive services. As a human service professional it is important to recognize both the benefit and challenges of providing these services. Communities, agencies, and families can work together to increase the protective factors identified in resilience.…

Growing up as the youngest of five children I learned that participating in community service and leadership activities was one of the best ways to have a hand in the organization and inner workings of the community. Throughout my education I participated in numerous volunteer and leadership activities including Envirothon, Key Club and Yearbook. In the future, I plan to participate in multiple clubs including the ECO C.A.T.S and Circle K. My personal goal is to pursue a career in medicine,…

National Honor Society Membership Essay Scholarship, leadership, character and service are key characteristics to any individual that has a focused path for success in life. I believe that I possess these elements. Beginning with scholarship, I strive to achieve academic success by taking honors and AP classes. I have been given the opportunity to start my high school career with an acceleration in science by taking Honors Biology instead of Earth Science. I am also accelerated in mathematics…

Veterans and Their Services & Benefits Iryna Kushniruk Sacramento State University A veteran is typically considered a person who has served a time in military or had a role of service during a wartime. This person would be only qualified a veteran if he was discharged/released under honorable conditions meaning he/she followed rules effectively. A veteran could be coming from three different department that are…

Sustainability is an important part of the strategy of Caterpillar Inc. They apply innovation a technology in order to improve the sustainability performance of their products, services, solutions and operations. What is more, they believe sustainable progress is made possible by developing better systems that maximize the life cycle benefits, while also minimizing the economic social and environmental costs of ownership, as reflected in their sustainability principles. Caterpillar has 3…

As a way to do more in the community, I volunteered with Planned Parenthood in their community efforts to engage a wider audience through their voter registration drive. First I contacted Grace Miller, Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas’ Austin Community Outreach Specialist, to be a part of their upcoming events. I volunteered to head the Planned Parenthood table for the Foundation Communities Health Fair and 2 Mile Walk event on November 5th. Prior to the community event, I needed to meet…

ethical dilemmas, and when they overlooked problems, it can lead to poor performance and the services provided will not serve the vast majority (Jimenez, p. 13). Through this lens, we will analyze the relation between social workers, social problems and policies, and how they are interconnected. The goal of social workers is to promote the well-being of the individuals they serve, from the offering of soft services to social actions, advocacy and the promotion of policy changes. However, social…

Many believe that with advances in science, technology, urbanization, and globalization, religion has no place in the modern world and that Americans are becoming increasingly secular (Lippy, 2013, p. 18). However, when I attended a Jewish Havdallah service, the “insiders” to the Jewish faith were able to use modernity to their advantage, but were still able to properly observe the tradition in accordance with their faith (Kessler, 2008, p. 3). Therefore, modernity should be treated as a tool,…