The Shelter

The Foothill Family Shelter is a non-profit organization in the San Bernardino County that offers free living spaces for families with children who are low income or homeless. The shelter has a 120 day housing program that can be extended to a year or permanent housing. Foothill Family Shelter does not only give families a free place to live, but they also strive to assist their residents in developing a sustainable future through workshops. As a way to serve and connect with its local…

The most useful event for my learning was practicing a lockdown and shelter-in drill. During a lockdown, students need to remain silent and quickly move out of sight and away from the door. During a shelter-in, students need to remain inside the building and follow directions of the staff. Since the incident of Florida occurred, the Director decided to conduct a lockdown and shelter-in drill that emphasized the importance of safety, when an attacker is present on the premises. The Director…

thinker. I learned how to interview and work with families from where they are at the point they come to the shelter. It is not an easy job, because most of the times it is all about them and what the City can help them to get. This way of thinking from the families, it is taking me to a dilemma of is it worthy to work with these families if it is a 80% chance that they will come back to the shelter system. This way of thinking from the families is making difficult to create an independent…

Volunteering at the homeless shelter is one of my favorite things to do. A few weeks ago, on a serene Saturday morning, my family and I volunteered at Loaves and Fishes. It was special to see just the sheer amount of people who had come out to volunteer on that Saturday. If you think about, they could’ve been doing anything on that Saturday morning. Yet, they decided to help give back to their community. People of all ages showed up to help; even kids as young five years old provided valuable…

Fallout Shelter (Scott Peters, 1961) In the beginning of the cold war, it seems that some Americans had a sense of confidence about the war, as can be seen in this excerpt from the song; “I’m not scared/I’m prepared/I’ll be spared” (Peters.) Many people purchased fallout shelters as a means of defense against the possible nuclear war they thought Russia would start, they were designed to protect people from nuclear fallout and have enough supplies in them to typically last a few weeks. While the…

In this thriller novel, Shelter by Harlan Coben, the reader is able to stand alongside the main character, Mickey Bolitar, and his quest on solving the mysterious disappearing of his new girlfriend, Ashley. This essay will feature the setting, major conflict, as well as my own personal opinion of this book. The book first introduces itself by telling us of Mickey Bolitar’s situation when he first meets the Bat Lady, allowing us to know that this was in the past. As his father has died, his…

enjoys journaling, and she could keep a detailed account of our six weeks in the shelter. It could be like Anne Frank’s diary, and we could all become famous! Nevertheless, I could retell the story anyways without needing her. While she would be an interesting and amusing person for the bunch, I just don’t think she brings anything vital to the table. I’m counting her out in my list of people to join in the shelter. Jacob is a big, strong, husky wrestler. He could easily fight back or be a…

In Porter Robinson’s music video, “Shelter” tells the story of a 17 year old girl living alone inside of a futuristic simulation built by her father to save her from the end of the world. In a incredible blend of a classic anime design and modern day quality animation; the vibrant colors, direction, pace, and overall photography in this film works together to illustrate an emotional experience of both profound desolation and mesmerizing hope. Throughout the video, you’ll see Rin (the girl) using…

The movie Shelter (2007) is a story of a young man Zach who had dreams of going off to art school, but his dreams are taken from him because of the need to take care of his needy sister and his nephew. He takes a dead-end job and focuses his time drawing and surfing. He eventually falls in love with his best-friends brother Shaun; Shaun is older and begins to influence him to follow his dreams of going try for art school again along with come to terms with his sexuality. Shelter has a great…

unaccompanied, runaway, and homeless youth those numbers are accessed at 1.3 million annually. While there is a discrepancy in the numbers, the fact that there are not enough youth shelters across the nation is a cause for great concern. According to the National Campaign for Youth Shelter, there are an estimated 4000 youth shelter beds nationwide. As mentioned before, there is only one agency in Tarrant County that provides a street outreach…