Kayleigh Collins

made 36 cards for 18 hours of community service. Had so much fun getting creative to make cards to brighten other people's day!

A woman from the Child and Family Advocate talked on zoom about what this organization does. Some things she mentioned were how they are in need of volunteers, They have acute and resorative care, And MDT partners. MDT partners are the police department and CFS. They get mandated reports and they send them to them so they can focus on serving those children. 275 families requested residential services from them. Acute care is advocacy, walk the family through trauma because it is important to have someone close to you when you are going through those ups and downs. Forensic interviews are done as they are child-friendly. A medical examination is not required but is available. Restorative care is the mental health aspect.

Donated 3 coloring books, 2 crayons and 1 marker

We learned about the Circles Model. The Circle Leader and circle allies go through training to learn how to be a good listener for support about poverty and they match allies and leaders to work toward the goals to find the upper mobility. We meet on Wednesday nights at a church to work to find economic success and to help people out of poverty. They look for power and autonomy and teach leadership. The power of connecting and who you know/social capital. The cliff affect - rising income due to working hard they will hit a cliff and lose their benefits which will make them do worse than they were doing. Ways we can get involved is there is a children’s program that teaches the kids similar things that their parents are learning - commitment to 1-2 Wednesday a month. There is also a weekly meal 3:30-6:30 and also an opportunity to tear down and clean up the meal.

Donated 2 bags for 3 hours! So happy to help the kids get an Easter egg hunt!

A speaker talked on zoom for about 30 minutes about mindfulness and wellness and how to incorporate it into your everyday life. She talked about how to find the joy in missing out how to feel okay about not putting everything you do on social media and how to try to stop comparing your self and life to others. She also touched on trying to live in the present more. She also mentioned with spring break coming up to be safe and maybe make a safe word with your friends which can decrease risks.

Tagged clothing for the spring flip, cleaned purses