Change for Kids

Has your definition of community service changed as a result of this experience? If so, how and why has it changed?

Not necessarily. My definition for community service has been the same, rather the importance of it has changed. I realize just how important community service is, and just how far a little help can do for many people around you.

·         What impact has this particular community service experience had on you as a person and as a scholar?

It has made me a more patient.

·         Has this community service experience influenced your desire to continue performing community service at this location? Why or why not? If you would like to explore a different community service experience, where would that be and why?

I would love to continue working with this organization. Change for Kids really is a brilliant organization who does care for the children and neighborhoods that they represent.

·         Did you discover that this community service experience is connected to larger political, social, cultural, and economic issues? Is it connected to topics/issues you have discussed in any of your classes? How does this differ from the way you responded to this question in your first Blog post? Explain.

Most definitely, especially working in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood. You can really see how important this kind of help is for these children. Many people, politicians as well, would like to write off these kids because of the neighborhood they live in. They get unfair treatment, and it shows sometimes in the amount of help and support they get from government and society. Change for Kids, I feel, helps balance the scales. These kids really deserve a chance. Working with them hands on I see just how special they are.

Stephen