Running hours: 4 hours Total Hours: 15 hours
Today I've met with my mentor. We basically went over the rules and regulations that she must follow when she is out on the street trying to hand out items for her clients or in the office having a meeting with the client. Their work is very confidential and they must keep it that way so I was not able to physically go into the meeting but she did go over the basics as to what the clients goals, wants, and needs are, and how she can try to work with her co-workers to try and help them. After her meetings, she showed me where she takes her clients when they need clothes and how much they are able to take depending on if they come as a single or with children. I spent a total of 4 hours (2pm-6pm) helping her re stock new items that have just came in and also prepare more snack bags that she carries out into the city and hands to clients.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
Hours for 03/21/13
Running hours: 4 Total hours: 11
Lastnight Thursday, March 21st I did a total of four more hours for the capstone project and am on my way to getting the rest ASAP. Yesterday in the office at her work my mentor, one of her co workers and I put together bags full of goodies and basic cleaning materials that they hand out to their clients on certain days. Inside the bag was basic hygene tools such as a toothbrush, toothpaste, lotion, and other requested items they may have asked for, along with food. Those bags are given out twice a week and I enjoyed making them because you just wouldn't full on know how far a simple gesture can go or actually seeing how something so small can be such an impact on people who don"t have those simple items. They make at least fifty of these bags to take out on the streets with them. They split the deck of goodies and pile them all in a bright orange backpack. The bright colored backpack serves as the outreach counselors identifier of not only how all of there youth clients know them by but also helps the other counselors keep sight of eachothers backs when walking the mission which i actually find quite unique and smart.
Lastnight Thursday, March 21st I did a total of four more hours for the capstone project and am on my way to getting the rest ASAP. Yesterday in the office at her work my mentor, one of her co workers and I put together bags full of goodies and basic cleaning materials that they hand out to their clients on certain days. Inside the bag was basic hygene tools such as a toothbrush, toothpaste, lotion, and other requested items they may have asked for, along with food. Those bags are given out twice a week and I enjoyed making them because you just wouldn't full on know how far a simple gesture can go or actually seeing how something so small can be such an impact on people who don"t have those simple items. They make at least fifty of these bags to take out on the streets with them. They split the deck of goodies and pile them all in a bright orange backpack. The bright colored backpack serves as the outreach counselors identifier of not only how all of there youth clients know them by but also helps the other counselors keep sight of eachothers backs when walking the mission which i actually find quite unique and smart.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Update for 03/12/13
Running hours: 7 Total Hours:7
Due to continuous off scheduling I have not been able to gain more hours with my mentor. I have been keeping her updated on my project and we are working on getting in more time this weekend on Sunday if everything goes as planned. This weekend I will meet with her and discuss general information needed and also so she can help answer my questions so I will have more knowledge of this non profit organization's work and duties. Though phoning my mentor was eaier at the begininng of the whole mentoring process, we now keep in touch strictly through email because it seems to be a faster way for both of us to get a hold of eachother. Ive also learned that because my mentor does alot of her work outside of the office, she constantly keeps up with her work email through her phone. I will continue to keep my blog updated .
Due to continuous off scheduling I have not been able to gain more hours with my mentor. I have been keeping her updated on my project and we are working on getting in more time this weekend on Sunday if everything goes as planned. This weekend I will meet with her and discuss general information needed and also so she can help answer my questions so I will have more knowledge of this non profit organization's work and duties. Though phoning my mentor was eaier at the begininng of the whole mentoring process, we now keep in touch strictly through email because it seems to be a faster way for both of us to get a hold of eachother. Ive also learned that because my mentor does alot of her work outside of the office, she constantly keeps up with her work email through her phone. I will continue to keep my blog updated .
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