Types of communities

process of the helping relationship (Saleebey, 2013). A community needs assessment is designed to find the strengths a community possess, as well as any resources it has available. An assessment may be conducted to the best way to address the needs present in that community. This assessment can be in the form of survey handouts, focus groups, interviewing those who are invested in the community or leaders in the community The community that will be discussed is the Guatemalan-Maya Center in…

The world is filled with myriad communities. When we consider community, many of us might consider stereotypical small-town living; that is, everything is local, everyone knows your name, and interpersonal interactions are face-to-face. When we think of community, we think of knocking on the neighbor's door for a cup of sugar. We might also think of the Utopian-minded communities spread across the U.S., occupied by people who partake in communal meals, share a majority of their belongings, and…

A social issue that greatly affects health is the ever expansion of poverty among minority based communities, such as South Los Angeles. The concentration of poverty creates many barriers to health for the people that inhabit these communities by cutting off their communication with community resources and supporters that could yield beneficial outcomes. Sadly, a loss in communication with external supporters of urban health makes it extremely difficult for those with limited resources (e.g.,…

learning project I chose to volunteer at my schools Agriculture area. Many people were there including myself helping out and trying to keep it nice and clean. It was a very fun four hour experience I met some new people,I also learned how to plant many types of plants and trees. It wasn't as bad as I thought considering that it's a get dirty job, but it was fun to do. I would recommend bringing a pair of old jeans and shirt because I wasn't prepared at all and I was uncomfortable while…

Local culture Definition: People living together in a particular please who see themselves as a Community. The show customs Jason experiences and preserve the and feel different and distinguish from others. Local culture is not an independent forced rather it is outgrowth of social and other experiences in a region. What makes Local culture? Feelings of the people living in that specific Society. Attributes that tell what people prefer and what there taste is like. What people think is…

educating the community. I’ve spent over 2,000 hours of community service helping schools and non-profits. Through this experience, I’ve become familiar with advocating for service projects and educating my peers on amazing opportunities. Through AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), I was a recruiter. As a recruiter, I had the opportunity to visit several high schools and colleges around the country advocating for the program, and all the good it does for the community. I…

Community is important to me. I grew up in a small town where you knew your neighbors, and chances were that you lived down the street from at least one of your teachers. Where every summer Saturday, the entire block would meet in somebody’s backyard- a fire would be lit, and all of us kids would roast marshmallows and hotdogs, and play on the wooden swing-set, playing out stories and adventures. My community wasn’t just a place where I lived and went to school- it was a family. I want to join…

A community is a social unit of any size that shares common values within a society. In A community get together to work under a friendly, familiar environment under the same rules to help the society that surrounds us. The community has different form of collaboration, whether is by sharing their culture, religion, believes and idealism that better the quality of life that comfort the people in the society. The type of community where I live is a small community that revolves around it. My…

marginalizing their immediate communities. Offering services to focus on the issues that affect the characteristics of societies is done through different means. Specifically, the five arts organizations in this study established themselves as agents of change to address the existent disparity in their communities. Art is the language these leaders and their organization use to cultivate a relationship and nurture positive changes as well as personal growth in their communities. It is…

How can I save my community when it needs me more than ever before? That is the precise question I ask myself every day when I get ready to perform my responsibilities as a volunteer for Lincoln Hospital Recovery Center at Segundo Ruiz Belvis. Lincoln Recovery Center is a substance abuse center, which main objective is to help those individuals with drugs and alcohol related issues. Segundo Ruiz Belvis is a Diagnostic and Treatment Center, also located in the South Bronx. Substance abuse is one…