Huntington Park’s income is an average of $36,000 and California, it's about an average of $60,300. There some days when my mother can’t pay the rent and the bills, however, she as a single parent has managed to provide us with a decent living since. I had to move about five times because my mother wasn't able to pay the rent. Since she’s in a wheelchair she gets help by the government and that's how we have been living, including with my sisters help. Sometimes the struggles are worst but we still managed. My three older sisters dropped out of high school, however, my two graduated from continuation school, and the other got pregnant at the age of sixteen. My older brother decided to go back to school to get his high school diploma to provide …show more content…
his family a better living status. I am my family's only hope to get us out of poverty. My mother and I almost died when she was giving birth to me.
My father had to choose whether who should live but my mother chose me and my father couldn’t make that decision because he wanted both of us to live. I almost died because I wasn’t done developing. I was born in six months which the average of a premature baby to be healthy is seven months. According to the doctors, I was way too small and my mother almost died of blood lost of giving child birth. The doctors were able to stable my mother and I after couple of hours. The only concerns that the doctor had about me was that since I wasn’t done developing, it might affect my brain because I didn’t receive much of my brain cells that I needed. Because of that reason, It affected a small part of my frontal lobe the function of my speech. This affected me because I was afraid that someone might say something inappropriate so I wouldn't talk in class. However, this made me stronger because I practice on my speaking for my pronunciation could get …show more content…
better. In the tenth grade I was in honors English and History, in the eleventh grade, I am in honors Chemistry, and in AP English. Next year, my goal is to take AP Cal, AP Literature, and AP Spanish. I'm practicing in a college class which is Communication/Public Speaking. I’ve joined four clubs which are The Youth Action Club and my position is Historian and I was the leader of the club, The Environmental Club, Mathletes Club and my position is an officer, and The Photography Club. I’ve also joined a program call the STEM Program. The STEM Program will help students to be advance in science, technology, engineer, and mathematics. At the end of the program, we will have a project and everything that we learned throughout the five weeks, we will have to apply it into the project that we are assign to. Doing all of this and working twice as hard as the rest of my peers, I am receiving a 3.7 GPA. I have volunteer with Tree People for one year and we help plant trees throughout my community.
I have also volunteer at Walnut Park Middle School for three years, and I tutor students who needs my help in the subject they are struggling on. I’m also in an organization/volunteer work which is call Community for Better Environment and we sue big factories/companies that harm our communities and we stop big project like the expansion of the 710 freeway which the governing border wanted to expand our freeway into eight lanes. Expanding the freeway right next to our city will increase air pollution, asthma, breathing problems and heart
problems. Doing all of this inspire me to accomplish my dreams of becoming a Psychologist. USC is my dream college and it has the program that I want in order to major in it. I want to help people in away that they will take my opinion seriously and take action. I know I wouldn’t be helping people like saving their lives like a doctor or maybe I will. Coming from a low income family and a person who almost died helped me become the person that I am today.
I help out my family and community in several ways. I have volunteered to help coach cheerleading at Jefferson Elementary School everyday after school. I work at Mattoon Academy of Gymnastics and coach several classes and their gymnastics team. I also work in my church's nursery on Sundays. Being a role model for all of the kids I coach and take care of means a lot to me because they look up to me and want to follow in my footsteps. Despite my busy schedule, I try to help out in the community and with my family as much as
...nt of $764 and a staggering 43% cannot afford to purchase an average priced home ($140,422). With that being said, over 8,000 families are on waiting lists for subsidized and affordable housing. Many things can prevent someone from housing such as poor credit histories, unresolved debts, and criminal backgrounds. Without affordable child care or dependable transportation, families have a greater challenge of moving towards autonomy.
As stated by Richard F. Burns and Thomas G. Vaccaro in Unaffordable Housing: A Root Cause of Social Inequality, 80% to 120% of area median income—also struggle to find affordable rental units in all 50 states. This lack of “workforce housing” results in their inability to live in or near the places where they work. Not being able to live near work if results in higher cost of living because you end up having to pay for either a car or, you could rely on public transportation or even have to pay forward gas money to another person. Housing also ties(“is also tied to”) to cost of living which turns out is very expensive. According to DePersio, Greg in "How Much Money Do You Need to Live in Los Angeles?, As of August 2015, the average rent in Los Angeles is $2,296 per month. Even if someone is only looking for a one-bedroom apartment, the average cost sits at approximately$1,950 per month. A two-bedroom apartment averages slightly over $2,500. So as one can see that they have to make at the very least $13 an hour just to pay rent, this does not even include food or utilities let alone if they have kids forget it. Because of unaffordable housing has left millions without homes making them fall under the category of
My first experience that involved contribution to a community was in an organization known as girls as pearls. In this organization we participated in many volunteer activities, both domestic and global such as making dresses for girls in africa or volunteering at the samaritan ministry. Consequently, this early volunteerism experience influenced my involvement in the community as a high school student. I became involved in organizations such as key club, an organization focused in volunteerism. Additionally, I began to tutor middle school students and volunteering at the local church. Many of the volunteer activities that I have participate in involved children and this due to the reason that I want to be able to become a positive guide and role model for children. I want to contribute to their motivation of continuing their education and to reach for goals that they believe they can achieve. As a hispanic american I have been provided the opportunity of experiencing life from two different viewpoints which has provided me with various life lessons that aided in my development in becoming a successful and well- rounded
Luckily we were able to find a home that was more affordable, although it is small housing for five people, it was the best we could find. Many others face this same problem and some have not been as lucky as my family to find another housing option near by. According to A Map of Gentrification In the Bay Area published by KQED News and written by Dan Brekke, “The crisis is not half over” — meaning that rising rents and home prices, along with an influx of more affluent people, increase the pressure on low-income people to move to the region’s outer suburbs.” It also states, “Fifty-three percent of all low-income households in the region live in neighborhoods at risk of, or already experiencing, displacement.” These statistics are frightening and should not be taken lightly.
I have been volunteering for a non-profit organization Hands On Orlando for three years. For two years I have been a project leader for Hands on Orlando. I lead every month at least once, at projects with organizations such as the Pet alliance of greater Orlando and Howard Phillips Center for Children and Families. I Coordinate projects with agency representative, Supervise and assist volunteers on projects, Tend to any issues that may occur during the project, and Report volunteer attendance and feedback about the project to Hands On Orlando. Not only this, but I am an also an officer of an organization called Phi beta Lambda, this organization does numerous fundraisers for charity such as American Cancer society and the Special Olympics.
University of Michigan Health System. “Speech and Language Delay and Disorder.” Med.umich.edu June 2008. 2 March 2011
While creating my hypothetical family I did not want to have the average American family that consist of a mother, father and multiple children. Instead, I decided to have a single mother, 33 years of age and her daughter 15 years of age. The main income source for the family comes from the mother who makes an average of one thousand four hundred and fifty dollars a month. The last source of income is from child support of the daughter which is one hundred and fifty three dollars. The two bedroom apartment the family lives in is five hundred and forty dollars, the utilities bill is one hundred and nineteen dollar and the monthly car payment and insurance is three hundred and seventy dollars. The grand total of expenses is one thousand one hundred and twenty nine dollars which only leaves four hundred and seventy four dollars for emergencies or situations that may arise.
...g the time period of being born and turning five, a lot of language development did not occur, as it was suppose to. With my hearing not being diagnosed, I could not pick up on a lot of sounds a normal hearing toddler could. I had a hard time saying my constants since they are a high frequency tone.
Tutoring kids is one type of community service. I can say from experience teaching kids to learn is a great feeling. I know because I’ve been tutoring kids for almost seven months. You’ll be surprised how it makes you feel. To have one of your students’ parents thank you because there child has never been able to make an “A” in there reading or math class. Just hearing those words lets me know that I am already making a difference. The place that I volunteer at is Casa De Amigos and the children that go there really look up to you. Yes you’re helping them to be able to reach their goals but you’re also teaching them that helping the community can change so many lives.
Volunteerism, civic engagement and advocacy are the driving forces for creating change and making a positive impact in your community and society at large. While gaining internship and job experience can lead to community impact and social change, it’s important for us to remember that before we start advocating for change and informing others about issues we care about, we need to fully understand the complexity and depth of the social, environmental, or economic issue we are passionate about.
I help run The Circle which is a support group where we also do peer to peer sessions. I do research and help plan events and host weekly discussions topics and a variety of issues. Also I have planned events and help hosted events to the public through the Green Collar Corps. I have also worked office jobs with them while I did general office duties such as creating, organizing and filing papers. I also worked as a Journalist for the Toronto Community Housing Curb Appeal Project where I took pictures and documented tenant thoughts and concerns about their community and the
I can also make a difference in the community where I live. Last year my class held a car wash to raise money for the Animal Shelter. We went to visit the dogs there and I realized that the money we raised made a difference for some of them.
Volunteering in your local community is great way to give back and set a positive example at the same time. Let’s take a look at some of the problems in our community that affect many people.
My personal physical development in the stage of infancy was below average. I was born three weeks before my due date, but suffered none of the negative effects