Reflection On Jose's Closest

Jose’s Closest, is a non-profit organization who helps foster parents afford to foster kids who have no families to love them. After spending four hours there, I heard the different stories of how some of the children end up in the foster system. As the stories continued, my empathy and compassion grew bringing out the Caring Self in me. After helping different families load things to their cars for their children, I began to feel the sense of Mutuality. I was gaining appreciation for the life I lived as I helped them with little things that show the life that they live. I talked to many different types of people, bringing me to understand that all people are the same no matter their differences, leading me to Cross Cultural Borders. I worked with a few women who I have never met before and built Volunteer Community to get the things that needed to be done, done. A few hours shows how community service can affect so many things and help everyone gain from the experience.
Mutuality
Mutuality is defined by Robert
This is not only including those who are being served but also those who are serving. When serving, you begin to realize the borders that do exist in the world. You begin to realize the stereotypes that are placed on people before anyone understand who they really are. Once you begin to really understand others and their stories cultural borders are broken down and crossed. Crossing Cultural borders is stated by Rhoads as, “community service helpful in bridging cultural differences and in making connections with diverse others.” Ms. Placencia stated, “There are diverse people in the different classes of the world, along with those stuck in poverty, and when we serve, we understand that we are all the same... some of us are just more beneficial than others.” Community Service forces you to understand the stories of others and break down the borders to be able to work together and build volunteer