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Psy 270 Week 2 Personal Reflection Papers

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On November 9th, I attended an event in the glass lounge that was ran by campus ministry, involving homelessness and hunger. This event correlates with Gwynedd Mercy University’s theme of #MakeMercyReal because it allows us to show mercy and help those who are in need. This event has changed my outlook on a great deal of issues that I did not know were prevalent at our school and has made me want to make a difference. Lauren DuCharme is an inspiring woman from campus ministry and is very passionate about what she does. A friend of hers came to her about an issue that caught her attention: students on campus cannot feed themselves. Lauren at first, was shocked; she couldn't believe that was an issue, but once she heard about it, she knew she needed to make a difference. Lauren and some help created “Cathrine’s Cupboard”. Basically, what happens is they collect food and students on campus who feel as if they are struggling, can come by and get something to eat. They collect all kinds of foods (although …show more content…

Being homeless is not what defines someone as a person, but is rather just a difficulty that they are experiencing. Lauren Ducharme made it clear that you have to be careful about how you approach someone who is experiencing something like homelessness and that them being homeless is absolutely not what defines them as a person; they can recover from this. Academically, this event though me to be more educated about my surroundings. As a student I will grow with more of an understanding and knowledge about people who are suffering. Personally, this event effects my development as a person because I respect someone going through times like this so much more than I did before. Now, I want to help people going through these experiences and try to make things better for

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Dill Driscoll has made a huge impact on many lives with bringing Manna Drop to Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The Manna Drop is where faculty and students give food to families on Thanksgiving that lack money to buy it themselves. Some families are not eligible for government assistance and depend on Feeding America and Manna Drop to supply them with food. Manna Drop is a great way to teach students to give back to the community and to get out of their comfort zone. Students have stated that “It is the most meaningful thing they have done at ABAC.”

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In chapter five, Greene and Lee (2011) discuss about the importance of goals and how to define the goals from the client’s perspective. There are a couple of questions that a practitioner can use to help define the goals for the individual, or in the case a group. I could select a couple of different questions to help define the goals of this group. There are two questions that I feel might work well to define goals for this group. The first question I would ask to the group members would be in the form the time travel format.

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I was homeless. Everything - from my prestigious awards to my mattress all the way to the trash from beside my toilet- was piled right on top of one another. Teddy bears, pictures, and even abstract memories seemed to have a haunting presence as I tried to comprehend what was happening. My dad patiently tried to help me understand how we had got to a point of such penetrating financial instability that the bank had revoked our house. Homelessness, while seemingly obvious, means different things to different people.

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Although most of my involvement has centered around politics, where I have been an active volunteer in the current election cycle, my service also extends to the homeless community in the Quad Cities. After recognizing the extent of homelessness in Davenport, my friend decided to start a nonprofit 5K to benefit a local shelter and I immediately joined in the venture. By working with the shelter rather than independently, we were able to avoid the faults set forth in To Hell With Good Intentions. Our good intentions have donated over $10,000 to King’s Harvest Ministries, who uses funds in a way that raises the standard of living for the local homeless

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A man on the street, sitting on the landing in front of a business, a woman on the side of the street begging for a job, meanwhile her family is sleeping in their car, an individual standing by the interstate hoping for a ride - all these images may represent many thoughts of homelessness. Stereotypes. Society places so many stereotypes for the homeless because individuals placed in these difficult situations do not measure up to society 's idea of success. The homeless population often faces stereotypes placed on them without people even knowing the circumstances or situations. Often no one knows how fortunate he or she is until something bad happens to put life into perspective.

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The article “ 4 Easy ways to create social impact right now (+ 4 tools that can help)” written by Anita Leffel and published on Engage July 27, 2016, made me reflect on the importance of been active in our community and to be aware of the social problems that affect our community, such as homeless, racism, gun control, income inequality, and many more that need extra attention. It is important to protect our communities and create social change even when things seem difficult to achieve. When I look around the city of Chicago I encounter many homeless. This is a social problem that I wish I could do something to help and find a way to get them out of the streets. Anital Leffel motioned that volunteering our time is an important step to

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More people suffer from homelessness than we realize. We often take for granted having a home to go to. I completely agree with Anna about her feelings on homelessness. I often see the homeless on the side of the road and I normally refer to them as homeless people but what I fail to realize is, that “homeless person” has a name, that “homeless guy” is a human being just like the rest of us longing for certainty, stability and privacy. Those “homeless people” are human beings without a home.

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The stereotype that homeless want to live on the street, and there is no way anyone can get homeless, is wrong. After interviewing Ann, the author realized that most homeless people don’t want to be homeless, it is not their fault. We can be homeless at any moment live on the streets, begging for money. If we can get rid of the stereotypes, most of the homeless on the street would get a better life. Don’t judge people as a group but

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It gives me a better perspective on what homeless students have to go through. It makes you think about how hard school already is and how adding being homeless on top of that would be extremely challenging. I could not imagine what teens like Adriana and Johnny went through at a young age. It also makes the reader think about the kids who got kicked out of their houses at a young age and do not have the opportunity to attend school. The biggest takeaway I got from this article is that homeless students do not have enough money to pay for housing.

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She states, “Feed the hungry, comfort the weary, soothe the afflicted.” The parallelism demonstrates how easy it is to help by uses three-word phrases in succession giving and action followed by the person it would help. These phrases show s us how simple it is to help those in need through the use of simple phrases anybody could follow. They are simple directions that bombard us and leave no option but to help. Because we are shown quick and easy ways to help those in need, we, as the readers, feel compelled to work toward changing the food shortage and to force the government to as well.

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Have your ever met a homeless kid? . In the book An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski, readers learn about Laura an advertising sales executive, and an 11 year old panhandler named Maurice. The various problems that Maurice is facing in his life include the following: not having shelter, suffering from hunger, failing school, and getting other essential needs. However, there are many resources that can alleviate these problems. (INTRODUCTION)

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My home, my loved ones, and my daily routine easily constitute my “comfort zone” where I have support, resources, and luxuries such as various electronic devices. During a winter break, however, I left these luxuries and daily routine for a weekend to live in a Dorothy Day house that serves homeless women in downtown Detroit. Each morning, I walked in the bitter cold to serve at the local soup kitchen and returned to the house in the afternoon to perform household chores and converse with the guests. The experience of living in the house and serving in the soup kitchen encouraged me to reflect on the priviledge of having a home, food, and access to health care services. The guests’ openness to share their stories allowed me to connect with

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Hunger Banquet Volunteering at the Hunger Banquet at Montgomery College is one of the best experience of my life. Volunteering at the Hunger Banquet, I learned and developed new ideas on how to help people with an insufficient meal. At our first meeting at the Hunger Banquet, we discussed in detail what we hope to achieve during the program and how volunteers and attendees can help to achieve the goal of hunger awareness. Our mission at the Hunger Banquet was to help fix Broken Food System in our community and extend it to other municipals. Professor Ruppert, Hunger Banquet coordinator at Montgomery College, emphasizes that hunger is one of the predominant issues in the world.

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A student majoring in business, asked how nonprofits are able to create such large social projects with minimal funds. The guest speaker explained the importance of planning, budgeting and creating alliances. Through this, I was able to see how a singular experience can create a connection to a wide range of interests. I also realized the power of discussion and communicate can have to bring a group of strangers together, in order to form

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