Description- Willis Dady: Men's shelter that houses two rooms containing four beds, the upstairs of the facility is for families and houses four families.
Reflection: Before we went to work, the project manager explained the purpose of the shelter and how the individuals came about entering the shelter. Basically the shelter was for single family fathers and some families whom had difficulties maintaining a household. We learned what was needed to sustain a basic household which was not the amount that some of them were making thus causing them to end up at the shelter. This project made me realize how the things that I take for granted should be valued and I should be very grateful because I could be alot worse off than what I am. Atleast I have basic necessities and have a place to call home. Volunteering here made me realize that may not be the career choice for me because I have such a big heart that I would not be able to turn away families and I would have to find or make a way before I gave up. I also realized that this career would be as stressful as others would tell me and that my best bet would be to volunteer on a regular basis.The work that we did here was considered valuable because we did what the project manager did not have time to do. The only thing we did was reorganize the food pantry and place items into storage containers, basically organization things. This project showed me that the small things in life are what really counts and makes a persons day.
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