Reflection

The new knowledge I have gained through research about mentoring children at young ages is, it can have positive outcomes in their future.  Mentoring helps overcome tough obstacles, and it can improve needed life skills.

I am volunteering at Safe Haven in Longs, South Carolina.  Safe Haven is a non-profit organization, and it provides a place where children can stay during the day while their parents are working.  The children’s parents usually need financial assistance, and have nowhere else to take them during the day.  Paige Gause and I volunteer at Safe Haven every Friday after school for two or three hours.  The person who we contacted through Safe Haven to start volunteering was Mr. Antquan, and he stays with us every Friday.  When we volunteer, we try to be educational and entertaining for the kids.  The kids enjoy reading, so we go to the library and get new books every week.  The kids like to read one on one with us, and then we read to them.

I have been going to Safe Haven the past three weeks, and it has given me a different perspective on people and my surroundings.  I have met new people through this mentoring process.  One thing I need to improve on is being more social with the workers at Safe Haven.  I will improve on being more social by asking more questions and being more interactive.