Benefits of Community Service Essay

Reflection Worksheet Introduction The Palmerston North Women’s Health Collective (PNWHC) has been part of the community since 1984 and providing the women of the Manawatu region with information and support on a wide range of health and well-being issues. The PNWHC offers free services such as pregnancy tests and cervical screening, and low cost services including counselling and natural therapies (The Palmerston North Women’s Health Collective [the PNWHC], 2014). The PNWHC was not my first…

diversity types, for example, the diversity between ethnicity, personality, lifestyle, and income. Also, I need to reflect on the ramifications of not handling diverse situations. I learned more about the subject of servant leadership through the community service project, in which the class participated. Before…

When the opportunity to sign up for Ursa was presented to me I was unsure If I wanted to give up my last week at home to start school early. I decided to take the class because it seemed like it would be an easy way to get some credits done. When It came down to the week before I left I was actually pretty upset with myself for signing up for Ursa. I had friends at home who were moving and I knew that I would likely never see some of them again. I wanted to stay home as long as I could to see…

Habitat for Humanity's vision and mission statement. Habitat for Humanity is a vast volunteer community where several other communities has formed from it. And from those several communities, other numerous small communities grow and become more defined. Because of that one small defined community, Habitat for Humanity has made me a person who enjoys volunteering and making a difference in my surrounding community. Kennesaw Mountain High School (KMHS) Habitat for Humanity club is an…

Leadership Byrnes, I have done quite a lot of community service. From volunteering at Ashlan Village, The Carpenter’s Table, Middle Tyger, Duncan Elementary, Reidville Elementary, and many others, I’ve learned a lot and I’ve seen a lot. The feeling you get after doing any type of community service is something you can explain, but you cannot truly understand how it makes you feel until you have done it. I believe the most meaningful community service that I have done, would be volunteering at…

One goal that I have for myself is to go to college. I want to go to school to be a diesel mechanic. This is something I have always wanted to do. Growing up I always had that as my dream career and I have never thought different. I love working on engines, especail the diesel type. I have lived on a farm all my life and have been around heavy machinery all my life as well, so it is one of those things that is just in my blood. I have worked on tractors and trucks before, but I would like to get…

Billy is a kid who always goes above and beyond. He is a “Straight A” student in school and is always spending ample amounts of time volunteering at the local homeless shelter. His hundreds of hours of community service he racked up in high school however are insignificant when applying to colleges, as every other teenager in the country applying to has the same amount of time volunteered. The vast majority of students in high school already do something outside of school whether it is…

could have done something more about Networking with other social and community services in the community I appreciate that the PNWHC gave me a lot of learning opportunities during my placement. I enjoyed attending monthly members meetings hosted by Community Service Council (CSC), and Manawatu Abuse Intervention Network (MAIN) because I was able to meet social workers and key workers from a wide range of social and community service agencies in Palmerston North. Listening to these workers’…

Case management is an important factor in community supervision. The transition from jail to the community is important and should be taken with care to reduce recidivism. This transition needs help from community based organization, jails, and probation to work together. The Transition from Jail to Community (TJC) is an initiative that helps the community transition. The goals of this transition is to improve public safety and increase the successful of offenders that are released in the…

at the innocence of the question, as veteran member of the club I’ve realized Key Club, in a way, does make keys. The club opens doors to endless amount of opportunities. Whether the opportunity be helping the local animal shelter or leading the community, Key Club has changed my high school experience. Being a leader was not natural for me. As a child, I was a clear follower, blindly following the lead of others. It wasn’t until high school that I became comfortable with the idea of leading.…