According to your text, “in 2015, one in seven people in Canada lived in poverty; 250,000 people were homeless and emergency shelters were at maximum capacity … food bank usage had increased by 25 percent since the 2008-2009 economic recession … and precarious employment (insecure, unpredictable, low wage, and few benefits) had increased by nearly 50 percent over the last 20 years.” (Hick pg. 66)

Purpose of this Assignment:

To experience and learn about community resources connected to poverty.

Method:

Part I Community Service Learning Experience

(1) You will volunteer at a Food Bank or an approved poverty related organization in your community for a total of four hours.

(2) You are encouraged to journal experiences, thoughts and reactions soon after your experience, for use later in the semester in completing a reflective paper.

(3) In our Week 7 class you will provide signed documentation from your organization to your Professor. You must keep the original for your records as this is a requirement of the SSW program first semester community hours.

Note: You will be bound by confidentiality in doing this assignment. You will not discuss details of the organization or their clientele.

Part II: Reflection Paper

Requirements:

3 pages in length (not including cover page and reference page)
Minimum of 2 references to course materials
APA format

Guiding Questions:

5 marks

5 Marks

What did you learn that is new or different from what you knew before?
How has what you experienced or learned made you feel?

What were some of the challenges that you encountered in trying to help people who struggle with poverty?
What are some of the challenges of trying to deal with poverty on a larger scale?

What can be done to influence or change the issue of poverty in your community?

APA Format:

5 marks

Cover Page / Body / Reference Page
Minimum of 2 references
Connections to course materials

Last Updated on February 10, 2019