Building an Ethical Organization My new Human Service organization does not yet have a name. The services my organization provides are to help older foster children understand that they have an equal opportunity for their future as do others children who come from better- off families. This organization provides a personal look into the life of a professional with hands on job experience for the young adult. Provided is a week in a workplace of choice with the opportunity to shadow an individual and actually take on the responsibility of the career at hand. This is of course a career the foster child is interested in one day possible becoming a part of. A journal is also kept for each day for taking notes and writing the positives and negatives of their week to ensure an understanding of whether or not this career choice is still in favor. The clientele of this organization are human service workers who specialize in the foster child program. This is going to be a non- profit organization. It is going to be little to no cost to allow shadowing in a workplace for learning purposes. I do not feel this is necessary to be a profited organization. Our mission is to help teens in the state foster care program understand that they, too, have a chance at a successful future becoming part of any career they desire. It Is common for foster children to feel unwanted, unloved, worth less than others, or not even have a chance at success , (I was a foster child, so this is personal experience). I want to make the difference in allowing these young adults to have the experience of knowing how it feels to be part of the real world and part of the workforce where they make names for themselves in society. Making personal strides to achieve the best we can do is a goal. I want this mission statement to be sent to the community by fliers, news ads, the human service department newsletters, and even school guidance counselor offices. It should be something all foster children know about and are informed about, whether it is by school workers, their social workers, or foster parents. This is an organization that a foster child should plan on utilizing when they become an age of ending high school and moving towards bigger things and leaving the foster system. I know there are programs for aging out of foster care, my brother is part of a program here in Rhode Island where as long as he is a full time student or has a job, he can stay in this program that helps him with rent and utilities. Aging out of foster care can make an individual intimidated by all of the instant responsibilities of the real world. It can be lonely. My program is a great help with showing new experiences. Values for this organization revolve around the young adults who need hope to see a decent future. I want to allow the foster children to understand the opportunities in the world and see themselves as equals. I feel it is more than important for everybody to realize that they can take on the world and do anything they set their minds to. Everybody has the ability to make a difference with whatever they feel they can do. My values will inspire action and influence behavior by success. This will be successful allowing hands-on work opportunities for a week and just knowing this program is there for them should make them want to sign right up and take advantage. My values relate to the organizations mission by the over-all care for the foster program and aging out. These children/ young adults are cared about no matter how they feel about themselves, there are people out there willing to give them a chance and show them that they all have a purpose and to find out what it is.
References:
Aging out of Foster Care; http://agingout.issuelab.org/research