“A with Honors ” Project Reflection

Participating in the volunteer orientation video for Wesley Food Pantry at Parkland was an experience. Wesley was created to serve the community and has many qualities of a formal social work practice. The project entailed making an orientation video for future volunteers to give them an idea of their duties. While doing so, we were to find ways that we could connect our experience back to class, specifically social work practice. Wesley Evening Food Pantry is an organization operated by volunteers that community members can go to once a month to get receive food if they have a need for it. The idea for the Wesley Food Pantry was developed by Donna Camp, the director of the pantry. The ultimate objective behind starting the food pantry was to tackle an important issue: hunger. Particularly, Donna recognized the need in the community for a food pantry that had more feasible hours for those who have other obligations during the morning and early afternoon. The evening pantry is open every third Thursday of every month from 5-7:30p. Donna had the idea to open the pantry towards the end of every month because she figured that’s when families are typically running out of money from their last paycheck. Donna recognized the struggle that some college students face as well. Some student