Shelters

Community Service at AWSOM Animal Shelter Volunteering at an animal shelter can get messy fast. Between muddy paws, spilled food, and stray animals, there is always something to do. Over the summer I was able to give my time to the AWSOM animal shelter and help homeless animals. I learned a lot about AWSOM’s history and how it came to be. Also, I was able to experience and help with a multitude of activities and see firsthand how many unwanted pets there truly are. Throughout my time…

homeless, by saving 17 million dollars each year for health care. But this doesn't take effect until 2018, this should be put into effect by the end of 2016, and also build more homeless shelters with that money. The first thing the government should do is build more homeless shelters, if plans for more homeless shelters are…

Family Homelessness Shelters On a daily basis we see the homeless men and women on the street. After all they are easy to spot, because they are wearing dirty or oversized clothing, and pushing shopping carts filled with their belongings. It might sound strange, but I was thankful for this stereo-type six years ago, because that way when people looked at my son and me, they didn’t know our secret…we were homeless. In 2010, the economy was in crisis, and with every crisis there are victims.…

have started. I participated in a Residential Emergency Shelter Check In on Thursday, September 15th with a client who had not had any previous contact with the agency. The client, Amy*, had recently been in abusive situation with her boyfriend and was seeking out a safe place to stay. The client completed the intake with a volunteer over the phone and was approved for shelter by an approval staff member. The client arrived at the shelter later that day. Upon her arrival, I asked if she had…

Name of agency and location The agency that I have been placed at is the Women’s Transitional Living Center (WTLC) in Orange, California. The community that the shelter serves is comprised of survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking as well as victims of mental illness and substance abuse (WTLC, n.d.a). They also serve especially vulnerable populations such as transgender persons, emancipated youth, and persons coming out of the prison system (WTLC, n.d.a). This agency is the third…

Pet Drive You’ve heard commercials about animal shelters are non-profit organizations and usually are ran on small budget from the city along with donations from the public. Animal shelters need help with supplies to take care of animals, provide a warm and comfortable environment before the pets are adopted. In order to help out the animal shelter I’ve planned to do a pet drive to gather resources for this upcoming holiday season. The amazing goal for this operation is to provide the animals…

made in the past period. Leydi said that nothing was better, that she cried at night because she was really tired of being held in this shelter against her will. She also said that was “the federales” (ORR) fault. This counselor examine with Leidy how true was that statement and brought up some of her past decisions that were the reason why her stay in the shelter was extended. After discussing the idea for a while she admitted some responsibility in the matter. o Counselor used screening…

turn out the way he had planned in his head or if it let down his expectations he would have been crushed. McCandless had no support system like Shepard who had the shelter. Shepard used the shelter as a home and a base for his operations unlike McCandless who like it showed in Into the Wild who could not even last one night in a shelter. This truly showed how detached from society McCandless was. McCandless’s detachment also shows how much he had to lose because imagine living on your own in…

There are positive and negative aspects to being an animal shelter veterinarian. The most difficult part of being an animal shelter veterinarian is dealing with the behavioral problems of the shelter animals. “Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarians and Staff” supports my view that animal shelter veterinarians are required to deal with serious animal aggression and trauma. Shelter animals tend to have more behavioral problems than animals brought into a regular veterinary clinic. It is…

at the Crisis Center I was kept pretty busy. The shelter went from being full to having openings several times. I did a few shelter intakes, but only one of the clients actually checked into the shelter. It is a bit discouraging to have clients not show up after completing an intake, but it cannot be taken personally because I do not completely know their situation. I also was able to complete three Life Surveys with the clients in the shelter this past week. This past week, particularly…