Establishing Professional Contacts and Expanding Resources

Part 1

 

I found it very challenging trying to contact early childhood professionals outside of the United States. I sent emails and even messaged several people via face book so that I can blog with them. I am eager to learn about issues and trends in other parts of the world. I will continue to message and email professionals outside the United States as I believe this will be a very fun and exciting learning process. Over the upcoming week I hope to have progressed in my attempts to communicating with them as I look forward to collaborating and getting to know the ups and downs about families, children, and educators in other countries.

Part 2 

I have chosen to stay abreast of the services that are offered and updates from the Children's Defense Fund (CDF). This non-profit organization captured my attention after reading the mission statement because the primary goal is to assist those children who live in poverty. This is always a touchy subject for me because I was that child who looked for programs like this to join as a child for a sense of belonging. I grew up in 5^th Ward which was considered the projects in Houston, Texas. I was very poor and did not have access to many resources due to financial issues. I am currently in the process of starting my own non-profit organization to empower underprivileged adolescent females in need of inaccessible resources, such as counseling, education, leadership and support. My mission is to love, nurture, guide, and encourage youths to believe in themselves by realizing the goals they’ve set through hard work and dedication, despite their circumstances.