1
. I volunteered at The
Salvation Army in Mattoon. They provide
services for the people of Coles and Cumberland counties.
2.
I have learned about poverty
and food insecurity in class. The
Salvation Army gives food out of their food bank to those who need it each
month. I am also learning about families
in crises. Some of the families they help are going through crises.
3.
The Salvation Army has a family resource development specialist or case
manager that can provide other services to people in our community. If she cannot help them, she can give a
referral to other organizations that can. I learned that there are several
other resources families in our community can have access. Knowing this will come in handy when I hear
of someone who needs these services.
4.
The Food Bank at the
Salvation provides community members with groceries. This provides a small amount of food security
each month because residents know that if they happen to not be able to get
food any other way that they can get food through the food bank. This allows people to get a little help each
month to help with food cost, and their supply of food. Having volunteers in this position can help
the organization keep overall cost low and help with the flow of people who
need help with the food bank.
5.
Reading about the fact it
happens is very different than seeing that it happens in my community. Some of the clients I know from seeing them
in the community. We were busy in
spurts. We had no one come in for an
hour and then people from three different households came in. When they talked they realized they were all
eligible to get food from the Salvation Army, so they came in. We also had two people come in together
because one of them did not have transportation to the Salvation Army.
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