| Food for Lane County--Student
studied the effects of
poverty and hunger in Lane Country. They toured the Food for Lane
County warehouse and worked at Food for Lane County's Youth Farm in
Springfield, where they learned about agriculture, hunger prevention
programs, and healthy eating. |
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JESS --Another project from last semester was Food for Lane County’s Youth Farm. Students learned about poverty and nutrition. They learned that our local food bank helps feed 1 of 3 children in Lane County. Once a week, students went out to the Youth Farm to learn about food production, healthy eating, and to help grow and harvest fresh fruit and vegetables. |
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| Lionel
Coleman's class developed Memory Books for residents at
Springfield's Marquis Center. After learning about older adults and
elements of a biography, students worked in pairs to interviewing
skills seniors about their lives. Students then created picture books
reflecting elders' lives. Here the students are sharing their projects
with the seniors. |
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DALTON --students in the life skills class interviewed residents
in a senior care facility. They learned about their lives and dreams.
When they went back to the classroom, they created picture memory books
based on the seniors’ lives. They presented these books to the seniors.
In doing so they experienced a lot of emotion. One resident cried,
saying “This is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me.” Even
now, they continue to visit their senior buddies. |
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Relief Nursery--After
reading "The Lost Boy" and "A
Child Called It, " literature students studied child welfare and abuse
in Lane County. They conducted a service learning project at Eugene's
Relief Nursery. This organization prevents
the cycle of child abuse and neglect by developing programs that focus
on building successful and resilient children, strengthening parents
and preserving families.
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| BRYCE --this semester, we studied child abuse and child welfare. We conducted a service project at the Relief Nursery, an agency that works to reduce child abuse by teaching parents how to be better parents. They also have preschool programs for little kids. Each kid has at least one healthy adult volunteer mentor when they are there. First we had a tour of the agency, where we learned about what they do, At the Relief Nursery, we cut out felt pictures for the literacy program, we cleaned up the yards, cleaned the classrooms, and moved the sandbox. |
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