The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, is a public all-girls school. The school was opened in August 2007. The school was created to educate young women and give them confidence and skills necessary to succeed in college, in their career, and in their community. They also have a mission that they pledge everyday. The mission pledge go like this. “The Ann Richards for Young Women Leaders dedicate itself to prepare young women to attend and graduate from college, commit to a healthy and well balanced lifestyle, lead with courage and compassion, and solve problem creatively and ethically in support of our global community.” The school serves over 700 6th through 12th grade students. They also serve Austin Food Banks, and other non-profit organization through students service. They believe it’s important for their students to serves back to the community.
On June 6, 2013, I helped at the transition camp. Because I wasn’t old enough I only can volunteer one day, but I got 3.5 hours done. I was in the uniform fashion show, and helping Ms. Walker in her classroom. For the fashion, I show the new sixth graders what our dress code policy like. Like you can’t wear a pink jacket at school. In Ms. Walker classroom, I helped her answer questions that the sixth graders asked about the school. I talk to them about how easy to make friend here, and that just by saying hi to someone really help start a conversation. And that the person that you talk to might later become your best friend in the future. I also talk about my experiences as a sixth grader when I was in this school. This way, the sixth graders wouldn’t be that nervous when they start going to this school, because this school give you a lot of memory that you’ll never forge...
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After each and one services another learn that I really love people, and I want to help them all as much as I can. That I have a loving heart not a cold one. I got feeling that most of the people that was at the service really want the best for students and their childrens. The skill that I gain was communication, and cooperation. For all the service that I volunteer is great, and I felt happy and gratitude every time I work there. I planning to work at the transition camp, tamalada and other services that Ann Richards offer, because I want to help the school little bit. I stilling thinking about keep helping the PEAS farm community, but I’m not sure that will be able to help at the Cowan carnival, because I volunteer because my cousin wants to. For my future plan, I want to work as a library minions, help out at The Austin Food Bank.
Selecting to do my service learning at Harvest Hope Food Bank was a very impactful experience. This was so, because of the fact that I have never volunteered at a food bank until now. The organization was able to connect me with the required skills I will practice throughout my career as a professional social worker, therefore better preparing me for assisting clients who may be dependent on my services.
The past few weeks I have had an opportunity to be apart of my formation group called the activist. With this group, us individuals are part of an organization where we attend Wilshire Avenue Church and provide a food bank for the needy. From my knowledge this is a fairly new group and anyone can be apart of what we do. Going into depth of what we do is, every other Sunday, we set up canopies across from Wilshire church and we wait for a huge group of people to come and they receive a green card with a number and this is telling us that they have checked in to the desk to receive there food. They will then walk over to a canopy where fresh produce is handed out, after they get there produce they will then come to a kitchen area where I provide them a bag of food that contains canned goods, yogurt, meats, milk and juice. Depending on how big the family is will determine if they get a gallon of juice and milk or a pint of juice and milk.
This course has taught me a lot about the role human service workers have in communities and what communities need from human services. I learned about why this type of work is so important and was able to seen that importance first hand through my observation hours at the Dorothy Day Center.
Community Service has become one of my favorite pastimes, because no matter what I am doing, I am able to see how my help makes an impact on so many people. In my career, Service will be prominent because, not only will I be working to be of service to whomever I am working with, but I also will volunteer my time to non-for-profits or other worthy organizations in need of an interpreter. In my community, I will, without a doubt, continue to volunteer for as many different organizations as possible, for as much time as I possibly
The volunteer program also helped me to get valuable contacts and network extensively. These contacts helped me understand the benefits of social work and the rewards it brings. They gave me information about the opportunities available in similar organizations. I am now certain that I will secure a job before even graduating. This is a great achievement. Voluntary work helped give me insight on my career. I have decided to enroll for a Masters Degree in Social Work in the next two years.
I went out to collect cans for the food shelter, I helped out at the bowling special olympics, and in December I volunteered to help set up a 5k races Autism, and the thing I took out of my volunteering experiences so far is that everyone has a story and to take the time to listen to others and connect with the world around you. In my experiences you can learn more serving people for an hour than you can learn in a week of classes. My only regret in my freshman year of college is that I didn’t figure out this sooner than I did.
In the conclusion of my last fifteen hours of my senior project, I volunteered at Suncrest Assisted Living. The objective of my overall project was to volunteer around the facility and to help out with two events that I would help plan. Unfortunately, I was not able to finish the second event due to my mentor leaving the facility to work somewhere else. Even with losing the the second event, I was able to finish my hours helping around the facility and learn many life lessons along the way.
“Guess what I signed you up for?” “What?” I ask my mom worried. “Community service at the Boys and Girls Club!”, “You get to spend the day with little kids!” As soon as I heard these words, my heart started to race, I was filled with anxiety. How could I find any joy in this experience, I have two younger cousins and I can barely interact with them without getting flustered. I had no clue how I would be able to handle so many unfamiliar children. Should I be all no-nonsense; we do things my way? Or should I allow them to do whatever they want, within reason of course. The day had arrived for me to go to the Boys and Girls Club. As I walk through the doors of the community center, I realize two things; one, I was more nervous than I thought
Currently on, campus, I am involved in Family Court Mentoring: a program that teaches high school students from the general St. Louis area life skills, such as how to manage anger, make friends and plan for the future. This is in the same vein as my last major service trip: volunteering for Outreach 360 in Monte Cristi. This by far was one of the most revelatory programs for me. Not only did I get to work with amazing kids, I gained a better understanding of the opportunity disparities prominent around the world. Family Court Mentoring, for me at least, was just trying to continue the service that I was a part of in the Dominican Republic and bringing that to the St. Louis community.
Upon my arrival at the high school, I instantly became friends with a junior in the band with me, named Claire. She was a caring person who wanted to help others whenever she could. I am still friends with her today and recently visited her at her college. Through our friendship, I have become close with Claire’s whole family, who all have the same desire to help others.
For one, my understanding of the place of service in my life has changed. Before, I saw service as something I do now, something that has a start and end. What I have grown to realize is the importance of service to me. I will never cease to serve. As I enter into the next stage of my life, I know I want to continue to serve, continue to bring change to the communities around me. Another way I have changed is in the way I work with other people. I often get into this mindset that I do not need help, that I can only provide help and not receive it. Working at Cass has helped change that. I grew to value the importance of my friends helping me with a task. I like the company of the other volunteers that help teach me things. Nikki has been very kind to me and the rest of the U of D crew. Matt has taught me much about food preparation. All of these people played a part in making me a better acceptor of help. Their kindness and willingness to help me has made me realize people want to help if I just let
I chose to do service learning because I do better learning hands on and I felt like it would a good experience for me to volunteer. Volunteering helps build character and helps with people skills and with me wanting to be a nurse. Volunteering helps me work on my people skills and how to have empathy for others less fortune than me which as a nurse I need to have when people come into the hospital and they could be having the worse day of their life and they are counting me to be there for them. I went through my church who works with the Houston Food Bank, I spoke with Clara Price who oversees food bank and she told that the volunteering is twice a month on Wednesdays and Thursdays where they package the food on Wednesday and pass them out
Through these fun and challenging times each one of us has built strong relationships. Whether it was with friends or a teacher, we have developed connections and memories that will be with us forever, even if we lose contact with those individuals. Some students have discovered they have a passion for writing through a creative writing class or want to have a career in business from taking Mr. Ide’s inspirational marketing classes. Others have participated in CLIP or summer school to catch up and make it possible for them to be here today. I went to Heights Elementary and have spent the last 12 years with the same group of people. Attending school with the people I’ve known since elementary and middle school, and making homecoming posters with them for four years in a row, has given me a chance to get to know the people around me better than I ever thought I would.
I opened the grand door and saw many students hectically rushing to class though the long white distant hallway. I walked down the hallway and made my way down to the principal office. The stairs were really old school. As I walked door the stairs he could hear the squeaking noise. He noticed me, I greeted him and the other elderly teacher talking with him. They both had worried looks on their faces. There’s a great sense of community between the principal and the
Bonnie the secretary introduced me to my new teacher. As Mrs. Bonnie was leaving the room, my new teacher Mrs. Evaheart introduced me to the class. As I stared at the class I couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed. I wanted to go back to my old school where I had friends, knew almost everyone, a place where I didn’t feel lonesome, a place anywhere but here. As I saw each and every one of my new classmates faces the utter dread that I felt slowly began to fade as I saw a familiar face. Seeing one of my former friends give me a renewed hope that maybe being in this school won’t be so bad after