August 20, 2008
On August 20, 2008, our small group of budding Social Workers traveled to and spent time in small sections of the neighborhoods of Costa Mesa, Santa Ana, and Orange. Each community was diverse in its population yet connected to each other by a strong social network of dedicated volunteers and professionals who were there for the sole purpose of helping Orange County families, with/without children, that were temporarily homeless and in need of immediate assistance.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Community Immersion - Santa Ana
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Passionate, motivated MSW students pose for a picture during community walkabout. The group visited Costa Mesa Motor Inn, Isaiah House and Project Hope, entities throughout Orange County that advocate for the homeless. They also talked to homeless people in Civic Center Park in order to gain a better understanding of some of the causes of homelessness, some of the barriers the homeless encounter while attempting to access resources (or have caused them to discontinue accessing resources) and some of the concerns they have with law enforcement practices and policies that target the homeless.
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