community-based United Ways in 40 countries and territories. We advance the common good by focusing on improving education‚ helping people achieve financial stability‚ and promoting healthy lives‚ and by mobilizing millions of people to give‚ advocate‚ and volunteer to improve the conditions in which they live. The United Way has done extraordinary work to improve people’s lives and build strong communities. With our focus on community impact‚ United Way has a key role to play in advocating for good public
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seems like a big controversy. You have two sides of the spectrum on what people agree on when it comes to this topic. The documentary “Wetback” goes in depth to show you all sides of this topic‚ the immigrants’ side‚ the volunteers at the immigrant safe house and the volunteers of the U.S. Border vigilantes group. You have the people that want to help out and understand the hardships that these people face in their country and the reasons for coming to the United States. Then you have the other side
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Hurricane Matthew has claimed at least 478 deaths in Haiti‚ and left over 300‚000 people in need of disaster relief. An estimated 61‚000 people have sought shelter in the impoverished country. Heavy winds sustaining speeds of up to 140 mph accompanied by torrential rain caused massive flooding in Haiti and left a trail of destruction wherever the storm passed. Rescue workers are trying to assess the extent of damage‚ which was not immediately known because the hurricane had hampered communication
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Cultural Assessment The culture I chose to focus on is the volunteer culture to our homeless population. I was able to spend some time within one of the Egan warming
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Charlene Harris NURS 421 Professor Sirmans December 3rd 2012 1) Identify your thought process‚ strategies and preparations for your Individual Personal Readiness Plan relating to Hurricane Sandy. Just over one month ago‚ the Northeast was not prepared for what would be the most treacherous storm; Hurricane Sandy. The Northeast was never face with a hurricane of this magnitude; Hurricane Sandy became the largest Atlantic hurricane on record and caused damages of at $20 billion. I remember
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children how to help others. Difficulty:Moderate Instructions things you’ll need: Volunteers Paper or plastic bags Cardboard boxes Community map Fliers How to Organize a Canned Food Drive 1 Identify a charity to benefit from your project. Investigate charitable organizations in your area in order to identify one that will best benefit from your canned food drive. Charities such as homeless shelters‚ soup kitchens or church outreach projects are excellent examples. Contact the organization
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“we provide about a one month supply of cat or dog food for up to 4 dogs and 5 cats per household‚ for those who qualify” (No Hungry)‚ this gave me a better understanding of what I was actually going to be doing. This showed the generosity of the shelter and assured me that they were good people. Even though in my past I have not done any community service of
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Management and Leadership Cortnie Edwards MGT/330 December 19‚ 2011 Alecia Cummings Management and Leadership Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller. The couple had a dream of following their Christian lifestyle and helping others in need. They wanted to help families living in poverty and build new homes. The idea was they would build housed with no profit and charge no interest. “The concept that grew into Habitat for Humanity International was born at
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The program Habitat for Humanity was brought to life by Clarence Jordan in Americus Alabama. On the Koinonia Farm‚ Millard and Linda Fuller dreamt up the idea of “partnership housing”. Partnership Housing is where someone who needs shelter works with other volunteers to build affordable housing that is also cosmetically and structurally appealing. The very first family involved with the program was a couple named Beau and Emma with their five children. They previously lived in a hobble that was not
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Andres Ordonez Waterhouse (707)-840-4879 845 South Lake Street Los Angeles CA.90057 w.aterhouses17@gmail.com Objective: Interested in the level of customer service‚ to grow as an employer with your company. I will also use my skills and demonstrate that I can work in groups and work independent too. Education: School For The Visual Arts and Humanities‚ RFK Community Schools‚ Expected Day of Graduation June 2013 Skills: I speak Spanish and English‚ I have sperience working in restaurants
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