Overview of Agency/Organization The Mansfield Activities Center (MAC) is located in Mansfield, TX. It provides a variety of activities for participants of all ages-toddlers through senior citizens. Programs include Tae Kwon Do, Toddler Time, Crochet, Bingo, Ballet, Zumba, and more. Special events such as the Halloween Carnival, Preschool Parties, the Daddy Daughter Dance, and Hometown Holidays are also held at the Activities Center. The center contains a full-size gymnasium in which open gym
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Organizational Issues For any business that depends on the community to survive, Greyston Bakery feels it is important to let everyone know that they support their community and its people. It is important that companies give back to the communities that support them in their business endeavors and Greyston Bakery does it well. They not only hire local people from the community to work in their bakery but they give back in other ways as well. Greyston funds other community services such as after
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The Brownsville Community Council was created in 1996. The council was established with the goal of addressing poverty and crime in the neighborhood. Welfare, voting rights, and housing were arranged for the community. In additions, parks were built and a local newspaper established for the members of the community. No matter the attempts for social change, Brownsville took a turn for the worse. The crime and the violence escalated in Brownsville. As the death rate rised due to violence within the
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Community Evaluation Community Evaluation The purpose of this essay is to compare the similarities and differences between five different communities. Represented are Bland County, Virginia, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dunedin, Florida, Rio Vista, California, and Washington, D.C. The definition of community according to Bartle (2012) is, “The concept of community is a set of interactions, human behaviors that have meaning and expectations between its members. Not just action, but actions based on
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“Life and Misery of Gypsies in Lahore Date: 24th November 2010 SUMMARY Gypsies are a social group of nomads that mostly suffer discrimination from the rest of the society. These gypsy communities in Lahore are living in great misery. They don’t have even the basic facilities of life such as electricity, health, education and clean water for drinking instead there are masses of rubbish and pools of filthy water all around. The children of gypsies run here and there, naked and
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While there are many great organizations to join I chose to join the YMCA. The YMCA’s focus is to bring meaningful change in individuals and communities. Success is measured on how well they engage communities in the following three areas: * Youth Development: Nurturing the potential of every child and teen * Healthy Living: Improving the nation’s health and well-being * Social Responsibility: Giving back and providing support to our neighbors. The YMCA has an Advocates Action Network
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The conversation of assimilation into a discourse community has been a long standing presence in academic conversation. Especially if you give the church the title of a discourse community. The church to which I would be referring to is Titus Harvest Dome Spectrum Church. Titus Harvest Dome (THD) is a large religious group (large church) that is located around a suburban area. From what I researched, I have found that the assimilation into Christianity can be related to the social aspects that surround
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Sylvia Rivera Urban Issues in a Global Context October 9, 2010 Extra Credit Assignment Anomic Communities An anomic community has no/ or does not take advantage of outside linkages, there is no sense of belonging to the community, and there is no tie to people within it. Rather, they are within the community for personal reasons and are independent of the community or people within it and the linkages outside of it. According to (Kirst-Ashman) “…an anomic neighborhood is dysfunctional
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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
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Community Nursing in the 53218 Zip code University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee College of Nursing NURS 415 David Deau, Elizabeth Kuss, Blessing Lee, PaKou Lo, Nygil Matthews, Terresa Novak, Dami Olaniyi, Edith Sardea, Tiffany Theard, and Houa Xiong November 30, 2012 Community Nursing in the 53218 Zip code Each community has its own positive and negative features. The zip code community of 53218 is no exception. Some of those positive features of the 53218 community has prospective features
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