To whom much is given, much is required. The parable of the faithful servant was taught to me by my grandmother. Using the bible as her tool, she helped me grasp how truly blessed I am. Despite having two loving parents, a roof over my head, and never having to worry about my next meal, I honestly felt like I deserved more until my freshman year of high school. I was blinded by my own needs, and unconscious of the privilege afforded to me as a middle class, suburban teen with little responsibilities. I was a self-centered brat until she and my mom dragged me to our local food bank. There, my eyes opened to the daily battles that those who are less fortunate than me faced in my community. Since that day, I have grown into a passionate and empathetic person. I find empowerment through supporting others and volunteering to help those in need. …show more content…
During my time volunteering there, I was heavily involved in the youth program, where I helped with homework after school and planned fun weekend activities. After graduating and finalizing my decision to attend Howard University, I knew wanted to continue serving even while thousands of miles away from home. So, when I found out that DC’s Ward 1 (the ward that HU is in) is considered a food desert, I joined a food justice organization which fed over 50 people affected by daily hunger during Thanksgiving break. Looking to the future, I know that I want to continue positively impacting others and I want to create change on a larger scale, beyond my small hometown and beyond Washington D.C Despite the uncertainties that I may have about my specific career path, I know that through my international business major I want to serve and support global
Homelessness is a major public health problem throughout the United States due to increasing income disparities.1 About 650,000 people are homeless on any given day.2 Homelessness not only affects individuals, but families which include adults, children who may also experience mental illness, disabilities, or substance abuse.3 Homelessness is correlated with mental illness, substance abuse as well as loss of employment, poor health and, limited access to resources. While the state budget immediately considers fund housing initiatives to solve chronic homelessness it may not be the most efficient policy that this population needs. Housing does not provide necessary health services, may offer unequal aid to individuals and families, and may not be a priority for those individuals who are homeless. The state government should not fund housing policies for the homeless.
Growing up on the south side of Chicago in the roughest neighborhood in the city I learned a lot from others and just observing my surroundings. At times, I would always think to myself my situation could always be worse than it was, and that there is always someone who is doing worst off than me. But my situation turned from being in a bad position to being in a position where my mother would come to lose her mother and our home that we had been living in, all in the same year. After losing her mother and bother my mom lost herself in her emotions and shut down on everyone and with that came the loss of a home for me and my siblings and her job. Shortly after my mom began to go back to church and so did we. It was the first time in a log time that we had attended church and it played a big part in a learning experience for me and my siblings. Through the days that came to pass going to church sparked a desire of wanting to help others who had or are struggling to get by. My mentor, Pastor, and teacher deserves appreciation for helping my mother through a hard time and keeping me and my siblings active in a positive manor.
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Over half a million people are homeless in the United States. A quarter of these homeless people are under the age of eighteen, or also known as children. 50 percent of the homeless that are over eighteen years, are fifty and older with health and injury prone problems. One in five homeless people suffers from untreated severe mental illness, and half of these people self medicate themselves. Eight percent of the homeless population are veterans, and forty-five percent of that number is blacks or Hispanics. Most people think that being homeless means begging for money on the streets with a sign, or sleeping on the sidewalk with your dog or cat and maybe even a bag to store some things in; but what does “being homeless” actually mean? Homelessness in the United States and is a bigger problem than most people think.
Throughout my life I have always had this deep seeded drive within my veins to empower and strengthen individuals. As a young child I was taught about the challenges, oppressions, and inequalities that countless individuals battle with through the teachings of my parents. Coming from an extremely supportive and caring family, my parents made sure that my siblings and I knew that not all individuals were as lucky as we. My parents instilled values and ethics within my siblings and I that influenced us to aid others less fortunate then us. Even as a young child, I did all that I could to help those who had less than I. At the young age of seven I can recall running around my house and cutting off all the box tops that were stamped onto our General Mills cereal boxes because I knew that those box tops meant that a child less fortunate than I would receive school items that they did not own.
All my life I have known that I was placed on this earth to help people. As far as I can remember, I have been doing things to help other people. From helping my mother in the kitchen, to assisting my friends in class, I have always felt joy in my heart helping other people. Furthermore, at a young age, my father would take me and my other siblings to food kitchens and other nonprofits organizations gear towards helping the needed to volunteer. While volunteering, I was unaware of the fact that the seed of compassion was being planted into my heart. As a child, I learned how to love people and to help those who are in need.
I learned about the importance of giving back at the age of 11yr old and putting the very important needs of others in front of my own. Volunteering in a homeless shelter at a young age opened my eyes. Where I was placed to give food, clothes, money & hygiene products to people in need. Where would I be right now without the help of God, my mother, family& friends and the church community”. Giving a helping hand to the people in the community is Something we should always do. In the ("bible Acts 20:35 says in everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the lord Jesus himself said: it is more blessed to give than to receive"). Having a compassionate heart for the community blesses the congregation.
I have the fortunate position of being able to say that my career, for the most part, has allowed me to invest my time in the places that both interest me and have had a beneficial impact on underserved and low-income communities. Through my work I have been able to respond to societal needs in healthcare and, my passion, community development. At the same time I realize that to have the greatest impact in the community development field requires me to further my formal education, deepen my policy expertise, develop my leadership skills, enhance my management ability and learn from the leaders in the field.
Taking time to volunteer at the many nonprofit organizations, homeless shelters, advocacy centers, philanthropic fundraisers, local schools and child care facilities in the inner city is not always at the forefront of young people’s minds while navigating through their college experiences. But, with a little push from student organizations, local nonprofits and passionate individuals, volunteerism and community change can start to take a front seat and become not just an opportunity, but also a priority in the lives of young people.
For instance, it was an extremely sunny day in Ghana, West Africa, and I had gone out to the well to fetch water. It was while carrying the bucket of water on my way back that I noticed my neighbor’s children fighting over the insufficient amount of food that they had to share. My family and I were not rich but from what I saw, I knew that we were better off than other people I knew. I carried the bucket of water inside the house and came back outside to call the two youngest children that were fighting over the last grain of food. I shared my food my food with them and though it was not sufficient for all, feeding the younger ones alone was better than not helping any one of them at all. There was only little that I could possibly do but by sharing, I had helped them in a great way, even if it was just for the time being.
Have you ever gone out of your way to help someone? Gave a dollar to a homeless person? Well, if you have, you had sacrificed something of yours and have given it to someone in need. Giving is like a yawn; it is contagious. No matter where you go, it is always there. Giving up a very special day helping collect food for the Manna Food Center was a big step in becoming who I am. Birthdays are a big deal in my family and that results in a big celebration with all twenty-five cousins and all aunts and uncles.
Homelessness is a problem virtually every society suffers from. There are many things that cause people to become homeless, such as unemployment, relationship problems, and being evicted from ones domicile either by a landlord, friend or even a family member. However, with every cause there must be an effect. Some of the effects of one becoming homeless, besides the obvious change of lifestyle, are various health problems which often times may lead to death.
They are many societal problems in the world but the societal problem I would’ve to choose would be homelessness. The reason why I choose homelessness its because they are lot of people in the world that doesn't have a home to go to at night. Driving around and seeing people with a signs breaks my heart. Some of them are sick and cant afford to get checked out or get the medical they need. I feel like with your help with the money would so help many people off the street.
Homeless is a provisional condition that individuals fall into when they can't stand to pay for a spot to live, or when their present home is dangerous or unsteady. Different variables, for example, work misfortune, physical and mental disability, different hardships including individual, and substance abuse can pussed people's slide into destitution, and for some, inevitable homeless, particularly without legitimate social administrations. The absence of lodging, access to social insurance, and strong administrations, then go about as others hindrances that keep people from moving into homefullnesss.
Over the years, I continued to give as much of my time, money, and possessions as I could, all the while studying the bible and writing my thoughts on giving and what that meant as a Christian to be a giver. I also wrote about all the good experiences I had while giving my time. when I was 19 I started a group at my community college that made sack lunches and passed them out to homeless people on the weekends. The first year, we did it just once a month, then we went to every weekend. Eventually, we were all so dedicated , we did it year round, even when there were no classes in session. There were around 30 of us. Every Friday night, we would go to the house of one of our members listen to loud music and make the lunches. They usually consisted of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, fruit, cookies, cheese, a can of