Community service is very important because it helps build character‚ which is something that the Dalton School and the Detroit News would agree with me on. Having community service as a requirement to graduate is a good idea as long as the student can choose what type of community service they want to do; because it forces students to go out in their community and help others. Community Service doesn’t have to have a negative effect on people‚ it can and usually has a good effect. Willie Grothman
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1). What is community organizing? Community organizing is when communities are helped to identify common problem or goals‚ mobilize resources‚ and in other ways develop and implement strategies for reaching their goals they have collectively set. 2). What are the assumptions (identified by Ross) under which organizers work when bringing a community together to solve a problem? There are seven assumptions that were outline by Ross. 1) Communities of people can develop the capacity to deal with their
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A great deal of the responsibility for preparing for and responding to terrorist events rests with local police departments. Community policing presents an overarching philosophical orientation that agencies can use to better deal with the threat of terrorist events and the fear that they may create. The community policing philosophy can be roughly divided into three interrelated elements: organizational change‚ problem solving‚ and external partnerships. Each element applies to the issues of terrorism
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT This essay will out line plans for a project based on Community Development (CD) principles to assess and address health inequalities within the Black African community. The chosen community to be involved with is the western part of Brockley (South East London) which consists three blocks of high rise flats within the estate. There are approximately 600 families living in this area. The reason for choosing this community is of poor accessibility to services and high number
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A written proposal outlining a project based on community development principles to assess and address health inequalities within a particular community. Health inequalities are likely to affect different population groups in a variety of ways. Certain groups of people and particular factors are linked to an increased risk of experiencing health problems. Commentators such as McKeown (1979) have made the case that medicine has a small impact as a determinant of health. Others have also argued
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Community policing is a proven method for lowering the crime rate in the United States. Community policing has been a law enforcement strategy for nearly thirty years. In august of 1994‚ the United States Department of Justice formed the Community Policing Consortium. The goal of this consortium was to develop a framework for understanding and implementing community policing in neighborhoods across America. The consortium consisted of representatives from the International Association of Chiefs of
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary a speech community is defined as a socially distinct group that develops a dialect; a variety of language that diverges from the national language in vocabulary‚ pronunciation‚ and grammar. Gumperz‚ Dorian‚ Fishman‚ Labov‚ Hymes‚ and Corder helped define a speech community. This essay will touch on the basis of multiple aspects of a speech community depending on their similarities and differences as well as how the concepts of these speech communities relate to such articles written
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Community service paper This is my first time do community service. I think it is a good thing. Many think that community service is just something you are forced to do for school. To me‚ community service is a way of giving back. I like making people feel as though they matter‚ and it gives me a warm feeling at the end of the day because I feel I have made a difference. I grow as a person each time I do community service. When I was in China‚ I didn’t do much community service‚ and‚ I do not
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Answers: 1. In your own understanding‚ What is Community Organizing? Community organizing is a process where people come together to strengthen bonds and the community for a positive change. They work together to achieve a functioning community for themselves and the future generations. 2. Explain the phases of Community Organizing (give example/s). 1. PHASE ONE: COMMUNITY SELECTION- this is the stage where the organizer will choose an area in the community where he will conduct a social investigation
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How Do Community Banks Help The Area They Serve ? When I think of a bank‚ I normally see it as a giant corporation. Most of the time this is true‚ but there are some banks in small towns that are different. These banks are community banks‚ and they have many benefits and advantages to the people and areas they serve. Chrono always found his father when he had got home. “Dad what is a bank?” he asked. “Oh‚ you will find out when your old enough‚”said his dad as he chuckled. Chrono
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