...The Importance of Community Service Summary: Without community service in our society many people would not know the meaning, usefulness, or importance of charity. Serving in your community addresses many grass roots problems that fall through the cracks of government and social agencies. Community service is a very important factor when it comes to bettering your society. Through my own experiences and observations I have come to support and believe my opinion on this issue. My experience that supports this theory involved my job this past summer of 2004. I paced around the house for a while until I finally decided to sit down and read the newspaper. There was a section on the community which contained a list of volunteer activities ranging from helping in soup kitchens to helping as an electrician. I found that it might be interesting to be of assistance to and make a difference to someone this summer rather than get a job to benefit only me. I called a number and decided that I wanted to spend my time taking care of the grocery shopping for an elderly handicapped woman who has since become a good friend. Finally I was spending my time having fun while making a difference in one woman's life. It may not have paid in dollars, but the experience and pleasure I gained was infinitely more valuable to me than any amount of money I could have earned. Also, through volunteering I started to gain more confidence. Instead of being nervous or scared, I saw this as an experience...
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...My access When I begin to think about community service I think that what good I can do for others. I have always loved helping anyone out in any way. If I had to think of a community service in order to graduate I would pick anything. It wouldn't matter which one I picked and these are my reasons why. To begin, my whole life my family have taught me that I need to learn how I can be helpful to others. My church has taught me as well, we do service for other without them telling us they need help. My church would go around see anyone who may need help with raking their leaves or help putting things away. With no cost to it. I loved to help people out because it makes me feel better about myself. It helps me become closer to others. The...
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...in NSTP (CWTS) Course Title: NSTP 1 (CWTS) Course Credit: 3 units Descriptive Title: National Service Training Program (Civic Welfare Training Service) Semester: First Semester, SY: 2014-2015 Curricular Year: First Year Degree: All 2-year courses and 4-year degrees Course Description: The Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) 1 as a component of the National Service Training Program (NSTP) is a course for the first year student both male and female designed to help them understand, appreciate and eventually live the basic concepts of Students Transformation and Enrichment for Truth (STET) with the end in view of empowering them of becoming an important resources in the nation building. Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) 1 is designed to encourage the youth to contribute to the improvement of the general welfare and the quality of life of the Filipino. CWTS requires students to carry out projects and activities in their assigned barangays or Government Organization (GO’s) and Non Government Organization (NGO). Particularly activities contributory to the general welfare and the betterment of life for the members of the community or the enhancement of its facilities especially those devoted to improving health, education, environment, safety, livelihood, entrepreneurships and morals of citizenry and other social welfare services. Course Requirement: The students should be able to undergo the different activities on a given term...
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...Management of Human Services Programs University of Phoenix This paper is in reference to case study 10. This paper will develop one process evaluation measure and one outcome evaluation measure to display the Greenby Community Mental Health Center’s effectiveness and efficiency. This paper will also discuss the scope and purpose of the process evaluation measure and outcome evaluation measure and how they influence the design. The Greenby Community Mental Health Center process evaluation measure suggests the consultation and education department needs to implement the address of the real questionable issue within the organization, and to evaluate the programs being offered through the organization. The questionable issue at the center involves the discontinuance of the consultation and education departments. We understand the organization is facing an issue in regard to required service programs. We also understand the community mental health center has suggested as long as there is a director available the proposed suggestion will work, but doing so will take away workshops that have been instrumental to the program consumers. The implemented design includes dedicating a percentage of each professionals work towards Consultation and Education (Lewis, p. 242). A process evaluation is aimed at enhancing a current program by means of a formative analysis. It can be done anytime to describe and study the conceptualization, planning and implementation of a particular...
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...Service:This quality is defined through the voluntary contributions made by a student to the school or community, done without compensation and with a positive, courteous, and enthusiastic spirit. Community service is a very important factor when it comes to bettering your society. Through my own experiences and my years in the National Honor Society I have observed and come to support my beliefs of how important Service is. What I have learned about my community is, to give back to those who give or simply just to do something nice for someone else without being told/paid to do. Community service to me is what I would do to help my peers and community enjoy themselves at the cost of making them as well as my self, feel good that someone went out of their way to make their experience(s) fun and enjoyable. I am pleased to say everyone in this room carries the willingness to make a better community. I have gotten to know a better me in how I act towards different people and what I say to them. To me I think this shows an incredible charisma in how a person can change and make a difference so quickly The value and importance of community service in our society shows greatness within the National Honor Society. Without community service in our society many people would not know the meaning, usefulness, or importance of charity. Serving in your community takes away from the problems that exist in your society and in the world as a...
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...Stanford, CA Tel: (650) 723 3029 Email: Montgomery_david@gsb.stanford.edu & Dean, School of Business Singapore Management University Catherine A. Ramus* Assistant Professor Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106- 5131 Email: Ramus@bren.ucsb.edu Tel: (805) 893 5057 Fax: (805) 893 7612 *Corresponding Author 1 The authors’ names are merely alphabetical. 2 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPUTATION EFFECTS ON MBA JOB CHOICE ABSTRACT In a preliminary study with 279 MBA’s from two European and three North American business schools we find that reputation-related attributes of caring about employees, environmental sustainability, community/ stakeholder relations, and ethical products and services are important in job choice decisions. We use an adaptive conjoint analysis survey tool to discover the relative weighting of a new set of social responsibility job search criteria, including these attributes with traditional job search criteria like financial package, geographical location, etc. In addition, our results show that more than ninety percent of the MBAs in the sample were willing to forgo financial benefits in order to work for an organization with a better reputation for corporate social responsibility and ethics. 3 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPUTATION EFFECTS ON MBA JOB CHOICE Masters in Business Administration students (MBA’s) select employment in organizations based upon the relative...
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...a better cause. Resources and services such as the San Diego Immunization program, San Diego Community college Student Services program, and San Diego Health and human services immunization program are only three of the hundreds of programs available in the community to help in improving the health and wellness of the people in San Diego from the measles. The San Diego Immunization program helps the local community improve both their health and wellness by providing them with free educational resources of the importance of immunizations, various immunization services sites located all over the county, and data and statistics ("San Diego Immunization Program ", n.d.). These resources help the local community immensely by providing them with scientific based evidence on the importance of immunizing themselves as having locations where they can receive their vaccinations thus improving their health and the health of those around them. Health Centers can be found in several places around the county, providing array of services to all sorts of customers. San Diego has a large population of college students, with many of them not covered under mom and dad’s health insurance. Most colleges has a student health center to provide a variety of services such as; basic first aid, mental health services, preventive care, gonorrhea testing, chlamydia testing and health counseling. San Diego Community College is one of those colleges with those services provided, plus more. They also...
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...relationship between cultural differences and ethical decision making. Stormont-Vail Health care stands by their mission to work together to help improve the health of the entire community ("Stormont-Vail Healthcare", 2014). Stormont-Vail displays social responsibility for their organization and community. This organizations main goal is to provide quality healthcare to the community. Their core values are serving others, quality health care, teamwork, respect, and viability. In a recent survey conducted by the American Hospital Association, Stormont-Vail Health Care facilities ranked very high in patient satisfaction. This organization’s mission statement is not just a marketing tool to bring in patients. It is important for Stormont- Vail employees to know and understand the mission statement as it effects the organization ethically. The main goal of Stormont-Vail Health Care is about people caring for others, improving the quality of care, utilizing the best and latest medical technology for treatment and procedures. Stormont-Vail Health Care is committed to respond and adapt to the needs of the community as health care changes. The vision for the future is to be a nationally led health care facility that provides high quality, efficient integrated care through collaboration of partnerships for a healthier community. Since we know what the organization’s goals are, it is easy to see how they are tied to ethical principles. In using the latest medical technology, it shows that the...
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...Government Professor Tapia 12/03/15 Service Learning Reflection Paper For my service learning project I volunteered as an intern at the 5000 role models project of excellent program. Head director Paul Wilson and his staff welcomed me with open arms. During my time there I assisted with many activities which helped me learn some great communication skills and also greatly benefited the staff as well. During my internship I was involved in encouraging mentors of different fields such as Police Officers, Firefighters, Military Veterans and others to come out and support young men who are headed in the right direction. I found my self-surrounded in a setting that I saw openly was consisted on pure professionalism. Every day that I walked inside of that office I received nothing but respect, kindness and admiration. In fact I was even acknowledge that I was a consistent, dedicated, and diligent by head director Paul Wilson. That in which stood as true because I had already exceed my service learning hours. What I have attained from my brief time there was that having an impact on younger people is very important. This opens up my eyes as to getting involved with helping young men becoming better fathers’ better husbands and having greater voices in the community. I learned that teaching young people about the importance of growth in the community starts with unity. The biggest problem we are having when it comes down to change in the community is voting. This doesn’t particularly...
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...WORKING PAPER Cultural Perceptions of Community Leadership and Participation in Health Improvement Efforts in Indonesia By J. Douglas Storey Linda C. Kenney Paper presented to the Intercultural/Development Communication and Health Communication Divisions of the International Communication Association 54th Annual Conference New Orleans, LA MAY 2004 The STARH (Sustaining Technical Achievements in Reproductive Health) Program is a fiveyear program funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development under Cooperative Agreement No. 497-A-00-00-00048-00, effective August 22, 2000. The program is implemented by Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs. Any part of this document may be reproduced or adapted to meet local needs without prior permission provided the material is made available free or at cost. Any commercial reproduction requires prior permission from STARH. Permission to reproduce materials, which cite a source other than STARH, must be obtained directly from the original source. The analysis and opinions expressed in this report are, unless otherwise stated, those of the authors, and are not necessarily endorsed by the STARH Program or any of its partners, or by USAID. This report is a STARH Working Paper. Working Papers are distributed to facilitate the use of data, create awareness of an issue, or to advice on a current policy issue. Working Papers are usually not finished products. Users are encouraged to check with STARH to see if the re...
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...business strategy is embodied in our ONE Ford plan. ONE Ford expands on our Company’s four-point business plan for achieving success globally. The four-point business plan consists of the following: Aggressively restructure to operate profitably at the current demand and changing model mix Accelerate development of new products our customers want and value Finance our plan and improve our balance sheet Work together effectively as one team Building on this plan, ONE Ford encourages focus, teamwork and a single global approach, aligning employee efforts toward a common definition of success. It emphasizes the importance of working together as one team to achieve automotive leadership, which is measured by the satisfaction of our customers, employees and essential business partners, such as our dealers, investors, suppliers, unions/councils and the communities in which we operate. We have defined a set of behaviors that are expected of all employees to support the ONE Ford plan. The goal of ONE Ford is to create an exciting and viable company delivering profitable growth for all. We are focused on building: Great Products, a full family of vehicles – small, medium and large; cars, utilities and trucks – with best-in-class quality, fuel efficiency, safety and smart design Strong Business, based on a balanced portfolio of products and global presence; and Better World, accomplished through our sustainability strategy Our aim is to have profitable growth across geographies...
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...Return form to Instructor by________ Service Learning & Community Outreach Student Placement Agreement The Service Learning program at TCC is committed to enhancing our students’ education by integrating academic courses with community service, as stated in TCC’s general education goal “civic responsibility”. By connecting their classrooms with local issues and challenges, faculty give students the opportunity to apply their course learning, to reflect on serious social problems and solutions, and to see themselves as engaged community members. To be completed by instructor: | Course: | BIOL1224 | | Instructor: | Mary Phillips | Service hours Assigned: | | | Instructor’s phone: | 918 595-7689 | Learning goals: | | | To be completed by student: | | To be completed by community site supervisor: | | | | (Student name – printed) | | (Community site – printed) | | | | (Student address) | | (Site address) | | | | (Student phone) | | (Site phone) | | | | (Student email) | | (On-site supervisor – printed) | To be signed by Student and Site SupervisorPlease read the agreement located on the other side before signing | | (Student signature) | | (Date) | | (On-site supervisor signature) | For more information, contact: Carol Carr, Director Engaged Student Programming TCC Northeast Campus 3727 E. Apache, Room 2220 Tulsa, OK 74115 ccarr@tulsacc.edu (918) 595-7595 ------------------------------------------------- ...
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...IMPORTANCE OF GRANTS Importance of Grants in Human Services Christy Abruzzini HSM/270 University of Phoenix Importance of Grants in Human Services When it comes to Human Service programs the main funding that they depend on comes from grants. Grants are a large part of support for social services and other not for profit organizations. They are a critical piece that helps the organization become successful. There are certain types of grants designed for certain types of programs, for example some are designated for organizations or programs dealing with domestic violence while others may be available only to programs designed to help the homeless population. Grantors usually are interested in helping service organizations that offer services that follow their same mission and beliefs. These grants are a source of funding that does not have to be paid back as long as the organization meets the requirements set forth by the grantor. Grants are used to start new programs or services and are time limited and must be reapplied for at end of time limit. Often they are a onetime deal. There are many organizations looking for grants but some depend on grants more than others for example those programs found in small communities or very low income communities do not receive funding like big cities from government or state taxes or other funding found in large cities. Not for profit organizations rely heavily on...
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...The Importance of quality customer service Chosen Organisation Customer service is of high importance for Sky. Because of Sky’s extremely large customer base which is well over 11 million people in Ireland and the UK, Sky have to employ companies that will provide high level of customer service which complies with Sky’s company policies and terms. Good customer service to Sky is the lifeline of the company. They try to provide world class customer service, this includes a 24 hour 365 days a year customer service operation. Sky have also opened a brand new customer service operation in Dublin employing over 300 people that is dedicated to providing high quality customer service to its Irish customers only. They did this because they found that Irish customers were expressing their anger because of the lack of understanding of Sky’s foreign customer service and that it was taking too long over the phone to solve problems. This came at a cost to the customer financially and because some customers cancelled it came at a cost to Sky also 5-6% per annum,(6% is equal to approximately £54 million turnover per year) so they took steps to provide its Irish customers with the customer service that they expected. Voluntary In other organisations customer service is of great importance. Voluntary organisations such as charities, community centres, playgrounds and family resource centres all have to provide quality customer service in order to operate. Their customers need...
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...I believe that I best exemplify the service pillar of the National Honor Society. Service has always been a fundamental part of who I am as a person, and I have consistently sought out opportunities to give back to my community and make a positive impact on those around me. One example of my commitment to service is my involvement in a local soup kitchen. Every Saturday morning, I volunteer at the soup kitchen to help prepare and serve meals to those in need. I have been doing this for over two years now, and it has been a deeply rewarding experience. I have formed relationships with many of the regulars who come in for a hot meal, and it has been humbling to see the difference that a simple act of kindness can make in someone's day. Through this experience, I have learned the importance of empathy and compassion, and I have developed a deeper appreciation for...
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