Throughout the week we have seen both sides of Dallas. The First four days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) we saw the side with more individuals living in poverty or living on the poverty line. The experience was eye-opening. Being able to help the children and give them a small break from any struggles going on at home. Today( Friday) on our free day we explored … [Read more...] about The Week in my eyes
The last four days have been full of new experiences! Vogel Alcove has one of the best missions I have ever heard of. In preparation for this trip, our group discussed how important it was to understand the people we were serving were not broken. Our group was not going to 'fix' any issue. Instead, we were providing support and resources to those who needed it. Vogel Alcove's … [Read more...] about Dallas Day Four
Today was our second and final day at Vogal Alcove. We arrived at Vogal Alcove and immediately went to the classrooms that we worked in the day before. The children who were in these classrooms were more receptive to us, due to the fact that we had already built a rapport with them. For example, I worked in a preschool classroom and many more of the students wanted to interact … [Read more...] about Dallas Day Four
Today was a day full of joy and excitement. We were able to serve at a different location today called Vogel Alcove. When we got there this morning we were greeted with a staff full of smiles. They made us feel so welcome and gave us a tour of Vogel Alcove. It was so great to see all of the classrooms and different resources that they have available to the families. Once we … [Read more...] about Dallas Day Three!
Wesley Rankin: Today was so exciting! Our day started out great, we got to the center and some of us began to set up some of the activities we had for the children, while the others waited for the children to show up! Once children got there, they got to grab some breakfast and then we walked them into the main room they stayed in during the day and we tried getting a dance … [Read more...] about Dallas Day 2!