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Boise State University

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2008

Civic Engagement in Action

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Making A Difference, Rachel Rasmussen, Tawny Macdonald, Sarah Teschler Jan 2008

Making A Difference, Rachel Rasmussen, Tawny Macdonald, Sarah Teschler

Service-Learning Program

Volunteering at the ANA meant helping new Americans feel welcome in a new place. It meant helping people feel capable at new things, make connections, and feel like they belong. We assisted them to become leaders of tomorrow.

By lending a helping hand to a family, we were embraced by the sharing of two totally different yet very similar cultures. They taught us, we taught them


Corpus Christi Day Shelter, Michelle Nielson, Nicole Underwood Jan 2008

Corpus Christi Day Shelter, Michelle Nielson, Nicole Underwood

Service-Learning Program

Quotes from Shelter Volunteers

“The best way for people to understand, is to strip them of I.D., S.S card, birth certificate, cash and credit cards. Give them a change of clothes, a sleeping bag and a list of services around town and turn them loose for 30 days. That would give them a taste of what homeless is like!”

“I have personally helped and enabled individuals to no longer be homeless.”

“ I have a special care for underprivileged and mentally slow people, people who are trying to exist after illness, addiction, or past wrong living who are trying to …