Reflection: Civic Engagement
One reason that I believe it is important for my organization exist because without it lower income families will not have anywhere to send their loved ones. I interviewed a caregiver and one of the reasons that she enrolled her mom was that in her family, they don’t believe in sending their family members into nursing homes. I think one of the reasons that my particular internship was important to McCoy Adult Day Care was so that they increased their audience and client bases. The issues that my organization are focusing on is adults who are struggling with dementia and Alzheimer’s. I think that one of the strategies from Getting to Maybe would be the resilience. I think this would be important in their marketing plan, because they would start to reorganize their posts and flyers. This month it has shaped my interest in volunteering more because I want to be able to help more people. Now that I have volunteered more closely with an organization, I want to learn more about how to create and run a nonprofit organization.