Creator: Alexa Gagosz https://alexagagosz.wixsite.com/changemakers Americans across the country say they do not receive enough good news in their day-to-day lives. In such a divided political climate, it’s not hard to believe. Even in a city like Boston, where voting patterns are deep blue and the city’s identity is similar from neighborhood to neighborhood, the stresses…
Creator: Brook Elmore This is a picture of Brooke’s ME Plan, the final project for our class. We chose it because it creatively describes her service-learning experience in an easily digestible medium. We were very impressed by Brooke’s effort and creativity with this project….
Creators: Angela Magin, Amanda Savona, Lissette Bermudez, Nora McGowan, Lena Gaultier, Jessica Carr, Madison Haywood, Maria Victoria Virasoro This semester the Food Justice and Social Change class partnered with YMCA ILC Boston to conduct a series of research projects that would ultimately be used as a resource for both the YMCA ILC and the students…
Creator: Xiaoqi Yuan Empty nesters became a serious phenomenon in China. Since their children leave home because of work, study, marriage, and other reasons, alone “empty nest” middle-aged and elderly produce psychological disorders, known as the family “empty nest” syndrome. Despite appeals from society and the government to care for the elderly, most young people…
Creator: Ava Serra This is an excerpt from Eva’s ME Plan, which is the final project for students in our class. Using the alphabet as the theme for her video, she mentions her service-learning site as one of the defining moments in her first semester….
Creators: Emily Keith, Omar Sindi, Maxcy Grosso This project was aimed towards understanding the reasons for the distribution service requests made through the Boston’s 311 app, and what could be done to promote greater equity in the usage and deployment of city services….
Creators: Leslie Gonzalez, Tatum Abadir, Emily Breen, & Lucy Brainard For our class, Nonprofit Communications, we were assigned to work with a service-learning partner in the Boston area for the entirety of the semester. Our group of four was paired with Resilient Sisterhood Project (RSP), a local nonprofit organization that works to educate and empower…
Inclusion for All Creator: Amanda Stark I wrote a blogpost about what I learned and observed in my time at You’re with Us when I was paired with William, a peer with a disability. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Goals In working with You’re With Us, my group aimed to create meaningful one on one relationships with William, a…
Service-Learning Blog Post Clubhouse Network Inc. Creator: Soumia Litim The blog post includes some of my experiences at the Clubhouse Network Inc. I explain the work I did and some of my specific interactions I’ve had, as well as an example of the art I created during my time serving. Over the past semester I…
Bird Street Organization Creators: Maria Grunauer, Thelma Mogensen, Carlos Genie, Solveig Kagge This video shows our service place which was Bird Street. We give a brief tour of all the place, including the areas where we performed. Also, we explained our main role in the organization. Moreover, we interviewed our supervisor Jamel, who is in…