community immersion

CommunityImmersion:OlympiaDowntownDistrict

CommunityImmersion:OlympiaDowntownDistrictKristenDoyleUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaProfessor StacyKratzMay25th,2016Thereissignificantvariationinhowcommunitiesaredefinedinourworld.The dominatethemesfoundrelatecommunitiestospace,people,interaction,andsharedidentity(Netting,Kettner, McMurtry,&Thomas,2012).Understandingcommunitiesallowssocialworkerstopartnerwithcommunity membersandleadersinordertoidentifyroot-causesofsocial...

CommunityImmersionUscEssayexamples

SOWK543-Fall2012Assignment#1:CommunityImmersionJosephGossner9/25/12StephanieCarterAbstract Thepurposeofthisresearchpaperistocompareandcontrasttwosmallersub-communitiesthatareencompassed bythelargercommunityofSantaMaria,CaliforniaThispaperwillpromotethebeliefsandtheoriesofmodern SocialWorkers,andaddresstheresourcesandneedsofthetwocommunitiesinquestion.Thecompilationofthis paperwasderivedfromresearchthatwasconducted

CommunityImmersionAnalysisOnCommunity

definitionofCommunity,Netting,Kettner,McMurtyandThomas(2012)statedbyWarren(1978)"Communityis thecombinationofsocialunitsandsystemsthatperformthemajorsocialfunctionsrelevanttomeetingpeople's needsonalocallevel"(p133)Understandingcommunitiesisimportanttosocialworkersastheyhave,Nettinget al(2012)"toknowindividualsfunctionswithinlargersystems,understandingofitshistoryandthatcommunities constantlychange"(p168)Acommunityhasmanyparts

ProsAndConsOfCommunityImmersionInThePhilippines

2017FacultyofSports,TourismandSocialworkDepartmentofTourism&NorthernStudiesEXF-0750,Autumn, 2017PatriciaAidaLinaoCommunityImmersion:TheProsandConsÂÂÂÂÂTableofContents1 Introduction2.IndigenousTourism3.ImpactofTourismtoIndigenouspeopleTheWhy'sandWhatÂ4. OptimisticViewCriticalandAdaptiveViewÂ5Conclusion6Reference7AppendixIntroductionThe Philippinesisalandofculturalandnaturaldiversity...

Summary:EquatedToADisruptiveCompany

commitment?"(Gee,1996,p19)Geeisimplyingthatbecausetheriseoftheglobalizedandincreasingly technologizedworld,this"hypercompetitive,fast-changingenvironmentworkers"iscausingbusinessestofigure outawaytocreateasenseofcommunityamidstthelonelinessofbeingpartofagiganticnetworkstructurethat spansthousandsofemployeesandmultiplecontinents,potentiallyGeegoesevenfurtherwithhishypothesisby describingthephenomenonofcompaniescreatinga"Discourse...

DualLanguageLearnersAreChildrenLearningTwoOrMore

Thegoalsforstudentsinduallanguageeducationprogramsincludehighlevelsofbilingualismandbiliteracy, academicachievement,andcross-culturalcompetenceforallstudents(Lindholm-Leary,2012).Duallanguage immersionprogramsintegratelanguageandacademiccontentinstructioninEnglishandapartnerlanguageto promotebilingualismandbiliteracyHeritagelanguagesrefertothelanguagesspokenbyimmigrantsandtheir childrenandhasrecentlycometobe...

LanguageEssay

Walrath,&McBride,2014).TheEnglishlanguageistakingover,sowhat,youmayask,isthepointofputtingin theenergytolearnasecondlanguage?Whyshouldyouenrolyourchildinalanguageimmersionschoolprogram? Well,asanEnglishCanadian,learningasecondlanguagethroughanimmersionprogramcomeswithacollection ofcognitivebenefitsthatcaninfluenceavarietyofthings,includingmentalhealth,academicperformance,and employability,nottomentionsthatitplaysavitalpart

MyPurposeOfSchool

"Whatisthepurposeofschool?WhymustIlearnthis?".Somesayschoolissimplypreparationforemployment andfortherestofourlivesIenjoyschool;however,Ihavealwaysfoundittoberatherdifficultandpointless beingintheFrenchimmersionstreamandthiswasduetothelackofhelpIreceivedfrommymotherandfather unlikemanyofmypeerswhoseparentsattendeduniversityandspokebothEnglishandFrenchfluently.Everyone facesavarietyofchallengesandIhavealwaystried

DualLanguageImmersionPaper

students,theschooldistrictZneedsadual-languageimmersionmethodratherthanabilingualeducationThetop threepoliciesIwouldproposetothelocalschoolboardfordual-languageimmersionwouldbe:academic/ cognitiveenrichment,enhancedinterculturalrelations,andcompetenceintwolanguages.Theprogramprovides thesameacademiccontentandaddressestheequivalentstandardsasothereducationalprogramsTheduallanguageimmersionprogramwillhopefullyclosetheacademicachievement...

MaintenanceBilingualEducationforHeritageLanguageLearners

IntroductionAccordingtothe2010UScensustheLatinocommunitymakesup16%ofthecountry'spopulation andgrew43%from2000(Humes,Jones&Ramirez,2011).Withinthislargecommunitythereisgreatdiversity bothculturallyandlinguistically(Schreffler,2007),fromnewlyarrivedimmigrantstoindividualswhosefamilies havebeenestablishedintheregionforgenerations.Mostbilingualeducationprogramsaretargetedtowards Englishlanguagelearners(ELL)withthepurposeofacquiring...

AnOverviewofBilingualEducationEssay

itisnecessarytoknowtwolanguagesMultilingualpeopleandcommunitiesseemtohaveanedgeover monolingualcompetition.Thisprovidespeopleofallagesanincentivetolearnasecondlanguage(Genesee, 1998)InthisresearchpaperEnglishandSpanishwillbethelanguagesreferredtoforbilingualeducation, althoughothersareoffered.Thepurposeofthispaperistocomparethebenefitsandpitfallsoflanguage immersionprograms

PersuasiveEssayOnBilingualEducation

(figure1)Parentsweregiventheoptiontorequestbilingualeducation,butitwouldbeextremelydifficultforitto beaccepted,duetoschoolshavingtherighttodenytheirrequest.Instead,non-Englishspeakerswouldbeplaced inanEnglishimmersionprogramInthisprogram,studentswouldbegivenayeartolearnEnglishandlatermove toanormalclassroom("Amendment31").OnNovember5,2002,theinitiativewasrejectedby55percent(Benz 1)Consideringtherejectionoftheinitiative

TheProsAndConsOfBilingualEducation

Isupportbilingualeducationbecauseitcanbeaneffectivepathwayforforeignlanguagespeakerstolearnthe Englishlanguage.Iaminfavorofthetwo-wayimmersionmethodasabilingualeducationapplicationinthe classroomAccordingtoHadi-Tabassum,"Two-wayimmersion(TWI)bilingualeducationisanintegrated languageimmersionprograminwhichstudentswhospeakamajoritylanguage,suchasEnglish,studyandlearn togetherinthesameclassroomwithstudentswhospeakaminoritylanguage…

BenefitsofCreatingDualLanguageProgramsEssay

of2001.OneofthebiggestbenefitsincreatingmoreduallanguageprogramswouldbethattheEnglishlanguage learnerswillbeabletoadvancemoreintheiracademicsThetransitionfromtraditionalbilingualeducationtoward EnglishlanguageimmersionisaneasierswitchwhichultimatelyhelpsELLscatchupwiththeirEnglishspeaking peers.ThisnotonlybenefitsthestudentswhoareELLbuttheirpeerswhoatthesametimearelearningSpanish. Englishlanguagelearnersbecomemorefluentin

TheImportanceOfImersionExperiences

Thesummerimmersionexperiencesaretwo-orthree-weekreadinessprogramsTheseimmersionexperiencesare forstudentswithautismspectrumdisorder,ADHDorotherlearningdifferences.Theprogramhastwoseparate concentrations;thecollegefocusandthecareerandlifefocusThecollegefocusedimmersionexperienceisfor studentsentering9-12gradesortransferringtocollege.Theprogramrecognizestheimportanceofastudent feelingcomfortableandsupportedbyacollegetheyattend

intendtoexposeintheirstudieshowEducationalNeurosciencecan reshapeeducationalpoliciesand

intendtoexposeintheirstudieshowEducationalNeurosciencecanreshapeeducationalpoliciesandpracticesin teachingandlearningthecorecontentareas,especiallyintimingandsequencingcontentexposure.Oneapproach wastostudywhetherexposingayoungchildtotwolanguagescauseddelayinlanguagedevelopmentand languageconfusion.Studiesrevealedthattheoptimalageforduallanguagedevelopmentwasbeforeagefive. ChildrenwerenotdelayedinphoneticcontrastsacquisitionImaging

TheInternationalLevelThroughForeignLanguageAcquisitionAnd IncreasedGlobalCulturalKnowledge

Inarapidglobalizingworld,AmericaisnotpreparedtocontinueoutshiningothernationsYearafteryear, countriesthroughouttheglobearebetterpreparingyoungindividualsinthemathematics,scienceandengineering fields.Studentsarebetterequippedtocollaborateattheinternationallevelthroughforeignlanguageacquisition andincreasedglobalculturalknowledgeNewgenerationsbringnewideas,goalsandstandards,thustherational ignoranceofAmericancitizenswillfurtherprevent...

CultureRevitalization:TahltanLanguageAndCulture

physicalexercisealongwithculturalandcommunityeventsHockeyisthemajorsportthatTahltanyouthare involvedinandsoHATsbroughtinhockeycampsandsponsoredtheTahltanteams.Eachcommunitywas requestedtocreateawaytocelebratehealthDuringHATsinauguralyear,theIskutschoolsetupa3kmwalk whereasmembersinTelegraphCreekchosetohiketoTahltanvillageandholdaprayercircleonthesacredsite. Sincethen,therehavebeencommunitybikerides,five-dayhikingtripsand...

SchoolsShouldEndUpHurtingAmericanStudents

Americahasalwaysbeenaplacewherepeoplefromallovertheworldhavestrivedtotravelinhopesofcreatinga betterandmorepromisingfutureforthemselves.Intoday'sclassrooms,teachersareexperiencingthecultureand languagerelatedeffectsofthatendeavorWithanincreasingamountofnon-Englishspeakersenteringthecountry eachyear,thepopulationofstudentswhospeakEnglishasasecondlanguageornoEnglishatallincreasesas wellNotonlyarethesestudentsenteringwith

5Whathaveyoudonetolearnaboutdifferentidentitiesandhowwillyoufosteracommunitythatrecognizesand appreciatesthesedifferences?(pleaselimitanswerto400words)FromthetimeIwasinpreschooluntilI graduatedhighschool,IwasapartoftheHawaiianlanguageimmersionprogram,orKulaKaiapuniThisprogram offersstudentstheopportunitytoreceiveapubliceducationtaughtcompletelyintheHawaiianlanguage.Asa NativeHawaiian,Ifeltitwasnecessaryformetocomplete

ImmersionReflectionPaper

amtodaywouldbemyjoiningofopenimmersion.Immersionhasalwaysbeenatraditionofmyschool, AssumptionCollege,formanyyears.ThisbecameoneofmanyreasonswhyIdecidedthatI'dliketotakepartof thistraditionbeforeIgraduateandleavemymorethanadecade-longalmamaterIalsochosetovolunteer becauseIsawthisasagoodopportunitytorendercommunityserviceandfulfillmysocialresponsibilityasa studentintheAssumptioncommunityHowever,Ihadunderestimatedhow

EssayHowtoGiveAmericanStudentsaBillingualEducation

passedloopholesbypassingtheteachingofanotherlanguagesimilartoCalifornia'sProposition227statingthe specificteachingmethodofEnglishimmersion,whenstudentsonlyreceiveinstructioninEnglish,forEnglish languagelearners.Yet,otherstateslikeUtahandMinnesotahavediscoveredtheadvantagesandbenefitsoftwowaybilingualimmersion.Overthesedecades,thefederalfinancialplaysasthemajorculprittothefluctuating supportforbilingualeducationAlthoughtheTotalSpending

AnExperimentalLanguageImmersionProgram

languageimmersionprogramThisprogramwouldfacilitatelearningofboththeEnglishandFrenchlanguage,as wellastheseparatetraditionsandculturesofeach.Programslikethisarestillaroundtoday,teachingmany differentlanguagecombinationsElementaryagechildrenareputinaclassroomtolearndifferentskills,suchas English,mathematics,history,andreading.Isthisatimewhentheyshouldbelearninganotherlanguageaswell? Studieshavebeendoneonlanguageimmersionprograms

EnglishLearnerPopulationAcrossCaliforniaAndL.a

EnglishLearnerPopulationacrossCaliforniaandL.A.U.S.DAccordingtoCaliforniaofEducation(2011),23.2 percentoftotalregistrationofstudentsinCaliforniapublicschoolsareEnglishlanguagelearners,anda71percent mainstreamoftheseEnglishlearnersareregisteredintheelementarygradelevelswith29percentbeingregistered inthesecondarygradelevelsandalessthan1percentbeingputinanungradedcategory,andaccordingto LAUSDELDataDialog&Inquiry(2011),asof2009

ABriefLookatBilingualEducation

BilingualEducation-Two-WayImmersionprogramsAccordingtoMartinez-Wenzy,Perez&Gandara(2012),two majorresearchbytheNationalLiteracyPanel(NLP)andtheCenterforResearchonEducation,Diversityand Excellence(CREDE)oneffectiveapproachesintheeducationofELLs,foundthatReading,spellingandwriting instructioninthehomelanguagefacilitatesachievementinEnglish.Thesameauthorsalsofound,thatELL studentswhoreceiveinstructionintheirNativelanguageoutperform

AStudyOnDualImmersionProgram

PotowoskiwasgroundedonastudyinvolvingHighschoolgraduateswhomhadcompletedadualimmersion programAdualimmersionprogrammighthavedifferentnamesthatpeoplerefertothemasIhaveheardsuch namesastwo-wayimmersionor,eventwo-waybilingualimmersion.Theyarethesameprogram.Theyinclude nativeEnglish-speakingstudentsandnativespeakersofaforeignlanguageThegoalsofdualimmersionprograms aretodevelopbilingualism,academicachievement,andofcoursecross-cultural...

LearningASecondLanguageEducationEssay

Weliveinaworldsurroundedbypeopleofvariouscultures,countries,andethnicities,whoallspeakdifferent languages.Asayoungchild,IattendedaSpanishimmersionprogramthroughmypre-schoolandelementary schoolIwasabsorbedintoanewculturemuchdifferentfrommyownIgrewuplearningwordsinSpanish beforeIknewtheminEnglishIalsodevelopedunexpectedfriendships,spendingmuchofmychildhoodin Spanishspeakinghouseholds.Asacollegestudent,Ilookbackonthis...

BilingualVs.ForeignLanguageSkillsEssay

FinalPaperIntoday'sincreasinglyglobalizedworld,theabilitytospeakasecondormultiplelanguagesprovidesa widerangeofbenefits.Sincepeoplewhohaveforeignlanguageskillssurelyspentmuchtimenotonlyinstudying thelanguageitselfbutalsoinengagingwithitsculture,theycanseethingsfromotherdifferentperspectives,not fromasingleperspective.Thelateststudyactuallyshowsthatbilingualchildrenaremorecapableof understandingothers'perspectivesthanthosewho...

wasdifficulttoensurethatliteracytestsinEnglishandSpanishwereentirelycomparable.Also,someofthetests usedwereexperimentalandturnedouttobetoodifficultformostchildren,includinginpost-testNeitherprogram was"pure"immersionbecausethechildrenweregivenlanguagesupportontheside.Theresultswerepositiveand showedadvancementforallchildren,withSpanish-languagechildreninTWIbenefitingthemostincomparisonto theirpeersintheEIgroupSpecifically

EssayaboutTheDebateOverBilingualEducationandImmersion Programs

TheDebateOverBilingualEducationandImmersionProgramsInrecentyears,thedebateoverwhetherbilingual educationorimmersionprograms(suchasEnglishforSpeakersofOtherLanguages)betterservetheneedsof limited-English-proficient(LEP)studentsintheUnitedStateshasbeenheatingup.Theincreasingneedforsuch servicesinsightspassionatesupportersandoppositiontoriseupagainstoneanotherinthefightoverwhichis better.Advocatesofbilingualeducationstressthe...

Prop227PointsofContentionEssay

programsdoesn'thelpthestudenttolearnEnglish,itjustreinforcestheirnativelanguageAlsoithasbesaidthat testscoressupposedlydidnotimproveinthebilingualprograms.Ontheotherhandthough,peoplearearguing thattheEnglishImmersionprogramsdonotworkbecauseforsmallerchildrentheymustlearnhowtoreadand writeintheirnativelanguagetobeableto

TheEffectOfRecastsAndPromptsOnFrancophoneLearners

her),itsuggestedthatpromptsbeappliedmoretoimprovelower-levellearners'performance.InteractionisatwowaycommunicationunderthesocioculturaltheorypromotingconsciousnessFromSwainandLapkin's(1998) studyoftwograde8Frenchimmersionstudentsperformingajigsawtask,whenstudentsworkoutthestoryline andfacelinguisticproblems,theyuseL1andL2to

ReflectionPaper

otherschoolexceptforMaryvaleElementarySchool.IwasintheFrenchImmersionprogramtherewithover50 otherstudents.Throughouttheyearsweallbecameveryclose,especiallysincetheywerethesomeoftheonly peopleIknewmyageBythirdgrade,10studentshadalreadyleftandmorewouldcontinuetoleaveThisonly reaffirmedthebondbetweentherestofus.Infifthgrade,thetotalnumberofFrenchImmersionstudentsinmy gradeonlyamountedtoalittleover30studentsIwas

PositiveBenefitsOfBilingualEducation

majorsuccessbyprovingthat"bilingualchildrenoutperformmonolingualsinawidearrayofcognitiveand language-basedtasks"(Wallstrum16).Duallanguageimmersionisdefinedasfiftypercentofthenon-Englishis usedfortheinstructionalpartoftheday,andtheotherfiftypercentisspokeninEnglish.Thepurposeofthese immersionschoolsistopromotefluencyintheforeignlanguagewhilealsoperformingattheirgradelevelinthat language.ÂParentsarethemainreasonwhykidsinthese...

ImplicationsOfDualLanguageImmersion

DuallanguageeducationbenefitsbothEnglishdominantstudentsandEnglishlanguagelearnerswithagoalof helpingstudentstobecomebilingual,biculturalandbiliterate.ThispaperwillexploretheImplicationsofDual LanguageImmersionprogramsinUSschoolsWhiledual-languageeducationhasexistedintheUnitedStatesfor roughlytwocenturies,anditreacheditsheightofpopularityinthe1970s,theuseofdual-languageeducationin publicschoolshasdeclinedsignificantlyinrecent...

PersonalExperience:MyExperience

AlthoughIwasraisedinagloballyawarefamilyoftravelers,nothingcouldhavepreparedmefortheexperience oflivinginanothercountrywithanunfamiliarculture.TheideathatIwouldbeseparatedfromeverythingIknew anddroppedintoanewwayoflifewasnotunfamiliartome,however,asIhadbeenraisedwiththeexpectation thatIwouldonedaybecomeanexchangestudentlikemymotherhad.Bothofmyparentshadtravelledtheirshare oftheworldbeforegettingmarried,andunderstood

Two-WayBillingualImmersionProgramsCreateHigher-Achieving Students

Two-waybilingualimmersionprogramsnotonlycreatehigherachievingstudents,butalsomoreequippedand confidentstudents.Academically,TWBIstudentsreceivehighergradesbecauseofthecurriculum.Furthermore, 87%to93%ofpastTWBIstudentsstatedtheywouldnotdropout(Lindholm-Leary)Indeed,theknowledge gainedallowsstudentstobecomemoreresilient,adaptingtothenewlanguage;independent,figuringoutthe languagethemselves;andconfident,takingprideinbilingualismTheTWBI

ReflectionOnClinicalEvaluation

interventionsanddatacollectionprocessIpracticewithmyclientstobetterunderstandhowmyclientsare respondingtotherapeutictreatment.ThefirstexperiencewithregardstoclinicalevaluationIhadbeganwhenI wasrequiredtocompletethefirstimmersionprogramreportInordertobetterunderstandmypositionalitywith clinicalevaluationitisimportanttoknowthatthisschoolyear,IaminterningwithHenryIttlesonCenterasaday treatmenttherapistHenryIttlesonCenterisadayandresidential

WhatAreTheAdvantagesAndDisadvantagesOfTheEnglish LanguageLearners?

aschoolsettingitwouldbedifficulttohaveadualimmersionprogramsetinplace.However,inKernCounty, therearemanysmalltownswhosepopulationisprimarilySpanishspeakingThesetown'sstudentsarefacedwith manydifficultiesastheytrytoadjustandtransitiontoEnglishbecausealotoftheirparentsdonotspeakEnglish themselves.SchoolswithahighpopulationofSpanishspeakingstudentsshouldofferadualimmersionprogram becauseitwillprovidetheirstudentsthenecessary

Judaismtakestheuniversalcommunityconceptallthewaytohelpfosteranidentityandpurposebyemphasizing theneedtostickwiththecommunitythroughoutlifeandpublicidentifyyourselfwiththemevenifyourbelief wanes.Theaspectofpublicidentificationisvitalherebecauseitreinforcesanincrediblydeepsocialbondbuilt outofbothashared,commonbeliefbutalsothroughsuperficialethnicityinsuchawaythattheyrarelyfeel "alone"insituationsbecauseoftheeaseofbeing...

BilingualEducationOverTheUnitedStates

TheActshavevastlyimprovedbilingualeducationovertheyearsThecurrentprogramsavailabletoculturally andlinguisticallydiverse(CLD)studentsarenumerousandarefoundthroughouttheU.S.Thefactthateducating CLDstudentshashistoricallybeenahotbuttonissuesomuchthatitispartofthepoliticalarenaBilingual educationhasbecomeacontroversialissuetiedupwithimmigrationpolicies,governmentfunding,andpolitical parties.Therefore,therehavebeengreatchangesmade...

TheNegativeEffectsOfBilingualismInEducation

InacountrysuchasCanada,havingtwoofficiallanguagesmakesitnearlyimpossibletoavoidthetopicof bilingualism.AnyonewhogrewupthrougheducationsysteminOntariolikelyhasstrongopinionsaboutthevalue ofbeingabletospeakbothEnglishandFrenchfluentlyThoseopinionsmaybestrengthenedfurtheroncea residentisfacedwiththechallengeofdecidingwhicheducationalstreamtoapplytheirchildrento.Immigrant familieshaveitmoredifficultinthattheirchildrenarealready...

TheImportanceOfEducationInEducation

Thechildrenoftheseimmigrantsareoftenlefthelpless,andcannotassimilateintotheclassroomduetotheirlack ofEnglishcomprehensionWehavetriedtofixthelanguagebarrierwithprogramssuchasDualimmersion, Proposition58,TransitionalBilingualeducation,andEnglishImmersion.Yet,theimplementationofthese programshavenotbroughtcompletesuccessforourstudents.Ibelievethesolutiontotheseproblemscanbeseen throughamodelbeingusedinUtahTheUtahschoolsystemis

BlendersForSmoothiesResearchPaper

Everytimeyou'remakingasmoothie,thecomponentslikefruitsandveggiesaremoreoftenthannotblended makinguseofasmallblenderlikestickorhandblenderNonetheless,whenfrozenfoodsorice-diceisneeded,the blenderwillhavetohaveanicecrushingabilityandadequatevigortodosuchjobeasily.Ifyouhappentodonot acquiretheexcellentblenderwiththepointsrequiredandwithrightquantityofenergy,youisnotgoingtobeina positiontomakescrumptioussmoothies.There...

WindshieldSurvey

AbstractWindshieldSurveyAcommunityisagroupofpeoplewholiveinthesamearea,interactwitheachother, andsharecertainnormsandvaluesAcommunityisdefinedasalocality-basedentity,composedofsystemsof formalorganizationsreflectingsocietalinstitutions,informalgroups,andaggregatesthatareinterdependentand whosefunctionorexpressedintentistomeetawidevarietyofcollectiveneeds(Stanhope&Lancaster, 2012).Communityhealthistheprocessorcharacteristics...

Awindshieldsurveyisanassessmentandevaluationofacommunityperformedbytravelingthroughoutthe communityinacarorpublictransportationtomakeobservationsaboutacommunity.Thedatagatheredwillhelp identifyhealthcarestrengthsandweaknessesinthespecifiedcommunityAcommunityisasocialgroup establishedbygeographicboundariesorcommonvaluesandinterests.Itsmembersknowandinteractwithone anotherandfunctioninaparticularsocialstructureandexhibitand

GrowingUpInaSmallTown

Livingandgrowingupinasmalltownisbetterthandoingsoinabigcity.Everyoneknowsyourname;thereisa senseofcommunityspiritandjustgoingtovisityourneighborcanberewarding.Ontheflipside,citylifebreeds amoredangerouslifestyleandleavesnochanceforgettingtoknowyourfellowtownsfolkSmalltownlifewas especiallymeaningfultomeandIrememberitfondly.Thingsweremuchsimplerbackthen,becausewelivedin lesscomplicatedtimesWedidnothavevideo

CommunityBenefitAnalysisonFederalTax-ExemptionforCharitable Organizations

Service(IRS)hasrecognizedthepromotionofhealthforthebenefitofthecommunity,wheremedicalassistanceis affordedtothepoororwheremedicalresearchispromoted,asacharitablepurpose.(U.S.Government AccountabilityOffice,2008)

lowincomeorpredominantminoritycommunitiesbutmuchgoodhascomefromneighborhoodssuchasthese Further,thisstereotypehasgeneratedmuchcontroversy:Whilesomebelievethatallpoorneighborhoodsarethe worst,indeednotallpeoplewhocomefrompoorneighborhoodsarenotcriminallydisposedBecauseofaspiring individualswhoareprosperoustoday;theimpactofcrimeonsomepoorcommunitiesinfluencetheotherstostrive toimprovetheircommunity;andnotonlydoescrimecomefrom

TheLegacyOfEastHill

CommunityWindshieldPaperI.CommunityCoreThehistoryofEastHillisauthenticoldestablishedhomesand businessesthroughoutthenarrow,shaded,quietstreets.Oneofthemainhistoricallandmarksisabuildcalled SacredHeartHospital,whichisnowknownasthe'OldSacredHeart',"PensacolaHospital,nowknownasthe historicSacredHeartHospital,openedinSeptember1915asthefirstandoldestCatholichospitalinFlorida.The DaughtersofCharity,areligiousorderdatingbackto1633

CaseStudy:StarbucksAndSecondCup

Healthandenergydrinksarebecomingcompetitorsofcoffeeindustry.Poverty,childlabour,lowwages,long workinghours,noemploymentsbenefitsandilliteracycausedbycoffeeindustriesincoffeegrowingcommunities duetoincreaseddemandofcoffeefarmer'schildrenareinvolvedtodoworkhardwiththeirparentstoearnmore andalsoremainilliterate.2.Environmentalissues:-Duetoincreasingdemandofcoffee,farmersuse agrochemicalsoncoffeeplantation

withintheircommunityIwillwriteaboutwaysthatpeoplecangivebacktotheircommunityIwillalsobe describinganeventItookpartindonewithinmycommunitytobeapartofitLastly,Iwilladdressthe"free rides"thatarewithinallcommunitiesandwhattodoaboutthem.whileincorporatingthematerialscoveredinboth WeekOneandWeekTwooftheCourseResponsibilitywithintheCommunityNomatterwhoyouareorwhere youlive,weareallpartofabiggercommunity.Asanindividual...

TheBoroughOfBrentwood,EnglandBeConsideredASustainable Community?

SustainableCommunity?Subject-GeographyTopic-SustainabilityIntroductionSustainabilityiscurrentlya globalconcern.InrecentyearsscientistshavepublicisedtheoriesthattheEarthwillnotbeabletocopewiththe exponentialgrowthofpollutionandresourceconsumption.Atpresenttherearemanyexamplesofareasthathave madetheircommunitiessustainableasaresultoftheUNmillenniumgoalThesegoalsstated…Oneexampleis Milagro.ThisisacommunityinArizona...

StrategicPlanning:PushTheYmca

staffandvolunteersworkingtogethertocreateall-inclusiveopportunitiesforYouthDevelopment,HealthyLiving andSocialResponsibilityforallmembersofourcommunity.THEY'SmissionstatementistoputChristian principlesintopracticethroughprogramsthatbuildhealthyspirit,mind,andbodyforall.AttheY,strengthening communityisourcauseWebelievethatpositive,lastingpersonalandsocialchangecanonlycomeaboutwhen weallworktogethertoinvestinourkids,ourhealth,and...

IHaveThePleasureOfVolunteeringMyServiceAtBilalOromoDawa Center

religious,social,cultural,educationalnonprofitorganizationdedicatedtoservetheMuslimcommunityAsIhave cometofindout,BODCisacommunitycenterthatoffersmanydifferentservicesforallitscommunitymembers. Theservicesrangefromtutoringservices,weekendschoolforIslamicstudies,funeralservices,Friday congregationalprayers,familyandmarriagecounseling,youthsports,andgeneralcommunityservices.BODCisa relativelyneworganization;however,theystemfromTawfiqIslamic...

PersonalStatement:VolunteerWork

ServicelearninghasgivenmethenewopportunityexperiencehelpingothersandincludingmyselfIenjoy volunteerworkbecauseIt'sawayofgivingbacktothecommunity,butalsoI'vebecomeconfidentinpublic speakingInaddition,volunteerworkisagreatrewardingexperience,andit'salsohelpedmedevelopsocial skills,bysupportingothers.Thecontributecanmakeapositiveimpactinmanyways,BarackObamasaid,"the bestwaytonotfeelhopelessistogetupanddosomethingDon't

ACommunityServiceAtTheCorporationForNationalAnd CommunityServices

NationalandCommunityService,thestateofNebraskaspends613millionhoursayeardoingcommunity service.Italsotake20hourstolearnandknowsomethingverywell,accordingtoForbes(Schawbel).Withthose twofactsinmind,Nebraskan'scouldhavepotentiallylearned306,500newthingsayearvolunteeringWhenyou 'reintroducedtosomethingnew,youwillgainalotexperienceorknowledgeinthatnewarea.Therefore,whenwe arespendingthatmuchtimewithourcommunity,wewilllearn

AMarketBasedApproachForCommunityDevelopmentEssay

Communityisestablishedlocallybutcommunitydevelopmentisaprocessthatincludesactorsfrominsideand outsideofthecommunitytoachievesustainability.Mypreviousessayshaveaddressedtheprogressionof communitydevelopmentfromplace-basedattachment,organizingandadvocacytoaddressingtheneedandeffect ofgovernmentinvolvement.ThefinalstoponthecontinuumofthecommunitydevelopmentistoanalyzemarketbasedapproachestocommunitydevelopmentThispaperwilllookat

TeenDrugs/AlcoholAbuse

Nomatterwhattheproblemisinthecommunitythereisalwaysasolution.Wecanallhelpseveralpeopleinthe communityifwecometogetherForexample,manycommunitiesarefacedwiththingssuchaslackofclean drinkingwater,childabuse,crime,domesticviolence,anddruguse.Whetherit'srebuildingaplayarea,goingby anelderlyhome,orclearingwastefromanadjacentrivulet,acommunityadministrationventureisamagnificent approachtoachievechangeonalittle,hintlevel

working-classwaterfrontcommunityintoanotorioushotbedofdrug-relatedviolence,cutofffromtherestofNew YorkCityandtherestofBrooklynbyanelevatedhighwayandalackofpublictransportation,thecitizensofRed HookweredespiteforamuchneededchangeBylookingatthesuccessthatfollowedfromManhattan'sfirst communitycourt,thecitizensofRedHookbelievedthatthesamesuccesscouldbeachievedintheirneighborhood aswellThus,intheyear2000,thecommunityofRedHookopened