How did Lydia think of this project? She writes: “After reading a student past project from Britney VanBockel about advocacy training, I realized that brain injuries can occur to anyone due to car accidents, strokes, domestic violence, falls, or work place accidents… Her story made me think of another way to continue her work and… Continue reading

“A nurse from Regions hospital wrote, ‘We would love to be involved with this project. The [mental health] patients rarely get cards.'” Continue reading

“Our project raised awareness of the stereotypes and discrimination members of the LGBTQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual) community face…” Continue reading

“With work, school, and homework alone, many of us have 12-14 hour days of work; and that’s not including those of us who do sports, who are involved in clubs and organizations on campus, who have children, etc.” Continue reading

“…we donated over ten garbage bags of clothing to Women’s Advocates, filled a void in abused women’s lives, and spread awareness of the barbaric issue of domestic violence.” Continue reading

“Bridging is a furniture bank that aims to improve lives by providing quality furniture and household goods to those transitioning out of homelessness and poverty through the effective reuse of donated items. ” Continue reading

“I was also able to give the students an opportunity to participate in a unique and fun art program.” Continue reading

“I want to educate both communities about one another and work together to establish a foundation to build off of. ” Continue reading

Brenda involved her daughter’s 5th grade class in her civic engagement project, the group made and donated fleece blankets to Carver Project Community Connect, an organization that served residents who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Brenda affirmed that her project illustrated the Ethics of Persons by emphasizing the belief that persons are special, precious, and have dignity that demands respect. Continue reading

“This project made me get up and do something myself to help make change, and that is a good feeling.” Continue reading