Abstract
Child protection is becoming an increasingly significant topic at present. Being closed systems, families cannot be checked regarding the environment, which parents raise their children in, and how this environment affects children. As a result, a number of cases of domestic violence and child abuse pass unnoticed.
To avoid the instances of family violence, the Glassboro community (Glassboro, NJ) has created the Together Youth Shelter, where runaway, homeless and/or neglected children are provided with required help on a regular basis. Since the center has been doing perfectly, its example can be used to improve the work of numerous similar centers that face issues with delivering efficient services to the community.
The Time to Lend a Helping Hand Has Come: Together Youth Shelter
About the Together Youth Shelter: Stability as the Top Priority
Appealing to families in order to address their issues and solve the rates of child negligence in the community is an incredibly challenging task. Defining conflicts in such a closed system as family is barely possible. However, helping parents find common language with their children, as well as prevent the rates of child abuse, it still possible, as the evidence provided by Together Youth Shelter shows.
Together Youth Shelter and government
Though being a government-funded and government-supported organization, Together Youth Shelter restricts the effect of government on its performance to a minimum. It is imperative that local issues and dilemmas should be resolved on a local level; otherwise, the solutions to the problems will trigger even more drastic effects (Kelly & Lewis, 2009, p 192).
Financial issues and their solution
As it has been stressed, the organization was founded on the money taken from the budget and is, therefore, governmentally funded. The given specifics of the Together Youth Shelter, unfortunately, often define the quality of the services that children receive at the center.
Because of the necessity to sustain not only the given center, but also a bunch of other welfare related organizations, not to mention other issues like state entrepreneurship, budget for education issues, assistance provided to senior citizens, etc., the money provided for Together Youth Shelter often allow for only meeting the bare necessities.
Therefore, it begs the question whether the Together Youth Shelter organization should derive its money from outside donators. While the given decision will cause lack of stability in funding, it will also allow for a greater budget to be approved.
Reviews from trusted sources
Though having been created quite recently, the Together Youth Shelter already has a number of grateful people, whose family issues have been resolved owing to the efforts of the Together Youth Shelter employees. It is remarkable that not only adults, but also children send letters of gratitude to the Together Youth Shelter staff, showing how great a difference the organization is making in the lives of the Glassboro residents.
For example, there has recently been a discussion of the organization’s efforts, which was spurred by a teenager, whose needs have been addressed at the center: “I want to become more engaged in the community and the city of Camden” (Dreams achieved, n. d.). Adults, in their turn, often thank the Together Youth Shelter for its assistance: “The moment I entered Mother Child I was focused on improving myself and my situation” (Focused on success, n. d.).
Thus, as far as its mission goes, Together Youth Shelter is clearly making a difference in the today society by raising the issues that are traditionally swept under the rug, such as family violence in the community. To embrace the effect that the Together Youth Shelter has had on the community throughout its existence, it will suffice to say that without this organization, the community would have been torn apart by family conflicts.
A Human Service Organization from My Perspective
The effect that the Together Youth Shelter organization has on the Glassboro community is truly amazing. Therefore, the Together Youth Shelter is worth taking as an example to create more similar family-oriented organizations. However, as efficient as Together Youth Shelter’s services are, they still can use some improvement.
Setting and intervention
It seems that the most reasonable setting for an organization aimed at help children and families is the one that encourages people to share their feelings, emotions and fears. Therefore, I would prefer to create a homelike, cozy setting for a human service organization.
Cultural implications
The importance of taking cultural issues into account cannot be overestimated. While the mechanisms that trigger harmony in a family are similar in all cultural settings, the guidelines for setting the environment for family peace and consent may vary depending on the cultural and ethnical background of the families that the organization in question counsels.
Therefore, it is crucial that cultural diversity should be promoted in the organization setting. Thus, people belonging to different nationalities, ethnicities or cultures can be provided with the services that they need to improve their family relationships.
Conclusion: Trying to Reach out to All Those Concerned
There is no need to stress the significance of such organizations as Together Youth Shelter. Helping children deal with family issues, it provides the foil for children’s personal growth, at the same time enhancing family values in the community.
By using the lessons that Together Youth Shelter teaches, an average youth center can encourage both children and adults to work on their relationships towards understanding and happiness.
Reference List
Dreams achieved (n. d.). Retrieved from https://www.centerffs.org/success-stories/dreams-achieved
Focused on success (n. d.). Web.
Kelly, D. & Lewis, A. (2009). Funding of human service sector nonprofit organizations (HSNPs). Business Strategy Series, 11(3), pp. 192–199.