My name is Lauren Wein, I am a rising junior in the School of Industrial Labor Relations. I'm from a small town in Connecticut that's near New Haven, which means that I didn't spend much time in New York City while growing up. I'm really excited to be in the city and experience the sights, sounds and people who inhabit it, but most importantly to figure out the subway system and learn how to get around on my own. I've spent time in Nicaragua doing community service building houses and interacting with the community members to try to find out more about their ideas of community development and how to improve their lives, but while there I always lamented my inability to communicate with more people due to my minimal Spanish language abilities. Now that I am working in a community where I can speak freely with people, I plan on interacting with and learning from those I am working with as much as possible.
I see community service as a way to not only help improve the lives of those I am working with, but also as a means to educate myself on the problems facing inner-city youth and the realities of growing up in a bad neighborhood. Through my experiences this summer with both the Harlem Children's Zone and my CUSP classmates, First, I hope to gain a better understanding of the problems facing young teens in Harlem. I hope to learn about things such as drugs, violence, the public school system and its strengths and failings, family dynamics, mental and physical health, and any other issues confronting young people in Harlem.
My internship this summer is at the Harlem Children Zone's TRUCE Fitness and Nutrition Center. The Harlem Children's Zone has 15 centers that serve as a is a pioneering, non-profit, community-based organization to enhance the quality of life for children and families in some of New York City's most devastated neighborhoods.
I see community service as a way to not only help improve the lives of those I am working with, but also as a means to educate myself on the problems facing inner-city youth and the realities of growing up in a bad neighborhood. Through my experiences this summer with both the Harlem Children's Zone and my CUSP classmates, First, I hope to gain a better understanding of the problems facing young teens in Harlem. I hope to learn about things such as drugs, violence, the public school system and its strengths and failings, family dynamics, mental and physical health, and any other issues confronting young people in Harlem.
My internship this summer is at the Harlem Children Zone's TRUCE Fitness and Nutrition Center. The Harlem Children's Zone has 15 centers that serve as a is a pioneering, non-profit, community-based organization to enhance the quality of life for children and families in some of New York City's most devastated neighborhoods.
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This sounds like an amazing organization! What will you be doing with the young people you are working with? Is there a prescribed set of activities, or do you get to come up with things to do on your own?
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