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    Euraupair Case Study

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    EurAupair has announced 4 ideas community counselors and their au pairs can use for their cultural meetings this fall. USA - November, 2016 - EurAupair, a non-profit cultural exchange sponsor, has announced 4 ways community counselors have helped expand their au pairs cultural understanding of America through volunteering efforts, cultural museums, local seasonal attractions, and the all American road trip. The best way to learn a new culture is by experiencing the culture and all it has to…

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    process of the helping relationship (Saleebey, 2013). A community needs assessment is designed to find the strengths a community possess, as well as any resources it has available. An assessment may be conducted to the best way to address the needs present in that community. This assessment can be in the form of survey handouts, focus groups, interviewing those who are invested in the community or leaders in the community The community that will be discussed is the Guatemalan-Maya Center in…

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    Boy Scout Troop 150

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    Since it was established in 1976, Boy Scout Troop 150 has played an active role in the community of West Salem. A notable example of the kind of public service this troop offers is the Christmas tree recycling program they’ve carried out for the last twenty years. After Christmas, Troop 150 visits a variety of locations all over Salem, collecting Christmas trees. This provides a great benefit to the community and offers citizens an environmentally friendly way to dispose of their trees. It is…

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    As winter closes in, the nights are getting longer and as a result, families are coming home to darkened yards. While the days may be getting shorter, there is no need to come home to a dark and unwelcomeing house. Professionally installed perimeter lighting offers a solution to stumbling around in the dark while helping to keep your family safe. When considering which type of residential lighting you should use around your home, the first thing you need to keep in mind is the location of the…

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    I have always been a community engaged scholar, maybe not in the actual program, but in the spirt of the program. I have always loved being in the community and learning and helping with what needs to be done. Being part of this program, I believe will help me to be able to find avenues for this passion and give me the resources and ability to do these things in my chosen field. I have had multiple opportunities to be an engaged member of the community, including volunteering and fundraising…

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    Essay Throughout my life I have done many things that have helped my community, including cleaning highways, helping out at a recycling center, cleaning underneath bleachers after a football game, and much more. I am in a group called LEOS, which stands for Leadership, Experience, Opportunity, and Service. In this group I have helped out in more ways than I could have ever imagined. There are many reasons why one may like doing community service, for me it is knowing that I made a difference to…

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    My first time doing community service for Academic Service Learning took place on University Service Day. For this day, there were multiple organizations that I could choose to serve. I chose the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Queens. When I first arrived at the club, I was saddened by the condition of the building, the theatre was old and cracking in some areas and the carpet had various stains within it. However, the basketball court was in decent condition. I began to think about the lack of…

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    As members of our high school’s Key Club, a community service international group, we pride ourselves in community service and our ability to enjoy the service projects we commit ourselves to. The benefits we reap from taking a part in community service goes beyond the mere hours for a sheet; we gain the morale and communication skills that the “real world” expects us to live up to. However, making community service a graduation requirement would make students dread the act, viewing service more…

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    I do not believe that all United Sates citizens should be required to to preform at least one year of community service by the time they are thirty years of age. Forcing someone to help when they aren't willing can do more damage than good. If the person does not want to help they shoulfnt be forced to do so. Volunterring comes from the heart of the person, if their heart is not it, it will not be benificial to the people receiving the help. Most people tend to volunteer at churches,…

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    participate in volunteer programs in their communities as a requirement for graduation. There are many different types of volunteer work that students would be interested in. Some types are helping sick people, picking up trash, and helping younger children. Students should be required to volunteer to graduate because it would help the students be a better person along the way, it would also be a good way for students to make friends, and it could help the community. If students were required…

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