To determine the effectiveness of Outreach 360 and the necessity of CRC’s return to Monte Cristi has proved rather difficult due to the people within the organization telling me one set of goals and objectives and the Outreach 360 website painting a much different picture. I have decided however, that I cannot evaluate an organization based off of a conversation I off-handedly had instead of the published goals that Outreach 360 has released on its webpage. Whether or not CRC should return to Outreach 360 may be more subjective and based in my experience but because I must evaluate the organization based off what it has told the world it has done and wants to do, I have decided that Outreach 360 does not effectively meet its goals and never will. …show more content…
Outreach 360’s goal or primary aim is “to transform individuals, families, communities, countries, and the world through education and development of disadvantaged children.” (Outreach360.org) This goal demonstrates a lack of direction and purpose for Outreach 360 to work toward.
From my lack of findings on their website and the Outreach 360 staff’s unwillingness to share data while we were in Monte Cristi, it is nearly impossible to evaluate their progress in the Dominican Republic. The lack of specificity demonstrates a failure to be invested in the individuals they hope to serve, the disadvantaged children, and an inappropriate focus on growing their organization into “10 countries with a total of 30 Community Centers” (Outreach360.org) as stated in their objectives. These broad goals have had little support of data or a plan of any kind available to the people that Outreach 360 is asking to participate in their volunteer
programs. While Outreach 360 seems to have no trouble attracting volunteers to participate in their week-long program, they have published nothing to show these untrained volunteers that they are actually being successful. While some of the volunteers may have experience teaching English as a second language it would seem that this skill set is not held by the typical Outreach 360 volunteer. Similar to the untrained volunteers supplying people with medical care in developing countries, those who have no training in teaching should not be the people instructing English in a school setting. Volunteers should be working where they are best suited as suggested in Dufflebag Medicine when referring to medical missions. “Volunteers should reflect on how their specific strengths can address the prevailing medical needs of the community.” (Roberts) In the same way, those who are untrained teachers may still provide assistance to a teaching program but should not be taking on the role of head teacher in the classroom. I think that CRC should continue to work with Outreach 360 but attempt to participate in their camp programs during either spring or winter break. This allows CRC students learn about NGO’s and service while participating in a volunteer abroad program without claiming that the students we send are qualified to teach English. This qualification to teach English is important not only to the learning process of the children in the Dominican Republic but also to the evaluation of Outreach 360 programs. Teachers are trained to evaluate their student’s progress in an effective way and would be able to determine when their work is done. In my opinion an NGO is doing its best work when it is eventually able to leave the place that it hoped to serve. Outreach 360 will not know when it is time to leave if they are unable to evaluate their progress or replace American volunteers with Dominican teachers. If they are unable to leave they will create a dependency that they currently claim to want to avoid. Even if proper methods to evaluate their programs were in place I still believe that Outreach 360 will not leave the Dominican Republic even when they should. This belief is rooted in the explanation of one of their values “We don’t imagine a time when we will be fully satisfied. … We are not content with what is – we are committed to what could be.” (Outreach360.org) This assertion displays just how little Outreach 360 has thought about their time to depart from the Monte Cristi community. Once I read these descriptions of Excellence on the Outreach 360 webpage I did not find it difficult to conclude that Outreach 360 is not an effective organization when defined by the goals it publishes on its website. Outreach 360 will not appear to be effective to me until they can clearly define a specific plan to carry out their extremely broad goals that ends in their departure from Monte Cristi. As Sierra Hawthorne asserts in Benevolence and Blunder “Empowering communities to use available resources… will allow community members to pursue their own development.” (Hawthorne) It is important that CRC participate only in the camp setting of Outreach 360 due to the lack of English education training that our students receive. In addition, CRC’s evaluations of Outreach 360 as well as the important lessons about service waiting to be discovered on a trip like this justify CRC’s continued involvement with Outreach 360.
Identifying stakeholders and collaborators is the second step to the “Nine Step Stairway to Effective Evaluation”. Although all steps are essential, this is probably the most important because an extensive review of who is involved and who will be affected by the evaluation is identified (DiClemente et al., 2013). Once identified, it is critical to note that there may be needs or issues that may need to be addressed from all those involved so it would behoove one to be open to suggestions. Bottom line is to collaborate (DiClemente et al., 2013).
One subject that simply can not be ignored no matter where you find yourself in Anaheim. The homeless population in Anaheim is rapidly growing and there seems to be no end to this conundrum. Sadly, these poor individuals can be found anywhere some small amount of shelter is. Thus, you can constantly find them lingering around parks or on the sides of freeways waiting to beg the next passerby for enough money to make it through the day. In Anaheim they can usually found at the various parks we have around the city. The heart of a person is only so delicate to feel remorse or sadness whilst the less fortunate of society wanders within their eyes. But surprisingly enough when the time comes down to it you often hear the phrase,
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In contrast, according to Barnes, Miller, and McKinnon (2012), mentoring relationships can be more structured and “formal” as a result of being organized though actual agencies verses informal connections where the relationship organically develops, for example with a coach and athlete or teacher and student. A reputable organization known as Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBS) is a formal mentoring program founded in New York City in 1904. The purpose was to solicit professionals, philanthropists and community leaders to serve as volunteers for the youth engaged in the criminal
This is a paper on the Case Study that was presented to the class on 10/10/15 from the Woman’s Resource Center. This paper will include an introduction of my thoughts on the Woman’s Resource Center’s website and the informational pamphlet that was handed out to the class. Also included is a highlighted assessment of the case and intervention sills needed to be an effective practioner.
A well-known program in New Orleans is The Covenant House. It is a well establish program that offer assistance to thousands of youth. Each day, scores of kids walk into Covenant Houses across the Americas for the first time. They get what they need immediately: a shower, a meal, clothes, a warm bed, and medical care if they require it – more than a third do. Then, Covenant House has expectations of the kids. Once they’re safe, clot...
People sometimes ask, “Why should I have to give money to this project? I cannot possibly make that much of a difference.” The founder of the Cooperative Program, or the CP, thought differently. Since Ecclesiastes 4:9 says, “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil,” how much more can one hundred people do? How much more can 16 million people do? Well, through the CP, an immense amount of success comes from its rich history, its concise system, and by its evidence of life-changing stories. Most importantly, the success of the CP cultivated a revolution in today’s world.
Name the theory and carefully explain how this theory and its constructs are fit to address this health issue.
Conclusions and Recommendations The results for this initiative illustrate the power to change societal practices through the collaboration of individuals and organizations that hold the same advocacies.
People without a regular dwelling can be susceptible to so many infectious disease. TB in the homeless population is a public health concern.
Endless Outreach will network with local schools that have a high number of at-risk students. Provide services such as academic coaching and alternative to suspension programs. The non-profit will also provide training school staff on how to deal with at-risk youth, uninspired students, and how to lower gang activity in the schools. With a firm belief that it takes a village to raise a child, our organization will incorporate the family of the students and as well as school staff to create a plan for success so that the student understand the amount of support he or she has. Endless Outreach understands that much of a child’s problems begin at home. Therefore we will assist parents with employment training, free credit repair and budgeting, and help them receive family counseling from other local agencies in the community.
Teenage depression is a serious problem that impacts every aspect of a teen’s life. Teen depression is a persistent feeling of sadness, hopelessness, and worthlessness that interferes with the teenager’s ability to function. The depression has an effect on how teens think, feel, and behave. The depression can cause emotional, functional, and physical problems. Teen depression can lead to destructive and risky behaviors: substance abuse, self-mutilation, pregnancy, violence, and even suicide (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2014).
The lack of service delivery is a vital subject that is tackled by countless residents and government officials. Thus, distinct methods are needed to safeguard that services are delivered below the leadership of local government. The purpose if this essay is to converse about the reasons why governments commence on Alternative service delivery mechanisms. This will be accomplished by bestowing definitions of precise concepts by also considering technological improvements as Alternative service delivery methods. Furthermore, this essay will recognize alongside suitable examples, the acts played by voluntary associations and private contractors in advancing competent and effectual ability to deliver services.
I am the product of divorced parents, poverty stricken environments, and a blended family, but I refuse to let that dictate the outcome of my life. At the age of ten, I had to assume the role of a fatherly figure to my three siblings, so I missed out on the typical childhood most would have had. I grew up in neighborhoods where gangs and criminal acts of violence were a pervasive occurrence, but I resiliently did not allow the peer pressures of others to force me to conform to their way of life. By the age of 15, I received my worker 's permit, and that allowed me the ability to help my mother financially in the absence of my father’s income. I worked the maximum amount of hours I could while balancing my academics and extracurricular school activities. I was a scholar athlete and triathlete in high school, and although I continuously faced much adversity, I still managed to be accepted to the University of California State, Bakersfield after I graduated from high school in 2005. Sadly, after