Integrative service project summary submitted to the University of Utah in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the service learning scholars' program throught the lowell bennion community service center 2009-2010

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Author Holladay, Dacia
Title Integrative service project summary submitted to the University of Utah in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the service learning scholars' program throught the lowell bennion community service center 2009-2010
Date 2010
Description The experience of homelessness is much like the long hallway that stretches between infinite numbers of inaccessible doorways. Access to education and educational support and resources is among the myriad closed doors that one might encounter while walking this path. The homeless youth of downtown Salt Lake City that acquire many needed resources from the Homeless Youth Resource Center are heavily challenged in their educational goals as they must continually approach doorways leading into rooms that did not include their unique circumstances in their structural design. The objective for my Integrated Service Project was to understand the educational needs and wants of the youth of the Homeless Youth Resource Center and the educational alternatives available in the community in order to develop educational resources designed around the unique experiences and challenges of homelessness. Through the research conducted for the project, it was determined that in order to meet the specific circumstances of students experiencing homelessness, the final product needed to effectively provide one-on-one support to students in an openly structured program. Students that obtain educational support and resources through the Homeless Youth Resource Center are currently provided instruction and support through an open ended pre-GED, GED, and highschool completion program that allows students to complete work and make progress at the rate that they are able given both their skill level and life circumstances. Therefore, tutors/mentors that could contribute supplementary instruction and support to the core program would provide students with a greater ability to progress according to his or her skills, abilities, and circumstances. After exploring various methods of developing a tutoring/mentoring program that could accommodate an increased level of one-on-one support for students, a tutoring/mentoring AmeriCorps position was determined to be the best initial approach to providing the Homeless Youth Resource Center's educational programming with additional resources. The program will be facilitated by both University of Utah students through the Bennion Center's volunteer programs, the University of Utah's AmeriCorps program, and the staff of the Homeless Youth Resource Center. The goal is to develop a continuous, self-sustaining partnership through which the unique circumstances, needs, and goals of the Homeless Youth Resource Center staff and participants are met and the needs and goals of University of Utah student participants are met through working together.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Language eng
Rights Management Copyright © Dacia Holladay 2010
Format Medium application/pdf
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Setname ir_etd
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xs6952
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