Care Partnership Reflection

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For my Leadership project, I volunteered at Care Partnership, a non-profit organization that cares for children that are struggling with financial needs. The children were from ages 3 to 12. I choose to volunteer at Care Partnership because it was a place that I would go to when I was a child. I have seen it evolve the past several years. As I volunteered, I had to help the children with their homework and reading skills. At times, the children would be frustrating to work with. If I asked them a question regarding their homework assignment, they would sometimes groan or beg for an excuse to ignore their homework. Instead of yelling at the children to do their homework, I would encourage them not to give up and I would inform them how important …show more content…

Sometimes, it was difficult to work with the children because they wanted me or someone else. So, us volunteers would work together to decide who helps who. The children were not picky on who they had to work or play with. As long as they were getting attention, the children were happy. Another competence it addressed was making decisions. If the regular room was busy, we had to watch the children in the kitchen. In the kitchen, there was a refrigerator filled with buckets of ice cream. The children would go crazy for one scoop of ice cream. As soon as they arrived, they would beg for ice cream. I had to decide whether it was appropriate or not to allow the children to have a cup of ice cream. Usually, I decided that the ice cream was a reward for them if they completed their homework. Even if they had a cup of ice cream, the children would sometimes beg for more ice cream. I decided when to tell them they had too much ice cream or if they could have a bit more. Care Partnership also addressed realizing change in the environment. Although Gloria was the supervisor for the program, sometimes, Beth would take her place. When Gloria is in charge, the children run outside more often and they enjoy using their electronics (although we would tell them to put them away). However, when Beth is in charge, the children could not play outside due to other children falling hard on the sidewalk. The children also had to work more inside, such as reading more books. Beth also would make sure the volunteers had their phones put away in a desk so they would not use it all. I thought it was interesting how Gloria and Beth had different ways of leading Care Partnership. However, it is important for me to know their differences so that I can understand and realize how to take care of the children. For instance, if Gloria is in charge, the children can spend the majority of their time

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