Find Your Impact Session 10: Giving Back!

Today I listened to two speakers. The first one was Tenille Hunter and she was from Arkansas Support Network. She talked about how we can get involved within the Arkansas Community through service. The mission statement was that they recognize and support every persons right to be included in the life of the community. The second speaker was from Omni Center and her name was Tiffany Gladys. She spoke about how we all have our differences and come from different backgrounds but we all can weave a wiser world.

During this zoom, we heard from Arkansas Support Network and Omni Center for Peace, Justice and Ecology. The women presenting told us about ways we can get involved with their organizations and opportunities for volunteering/internships. The first presenter from Arkansas Support Network spoke on their goal of empowerment and inclusion for those with disabilities. She talked about their community living services and opportunities to have an internship their in the marketing department. The presenter from Omni talked about their goal of making the world a safer place. She told us about upcoming opportunities to volunteer at NWA time exchange, and may day community kitchen. I will definitely be looking into these opportunities in the future!

Today we heard two speakers talk about potential service opportunities and internship opportunities. the first speaker was named tenille hunter. She talked about working with people with disabilities and how to get involved here in Arkansas. The second speaker was Tiffany Gladys. She was from the omni center organization. She spoke on how us as individuals can take our own differences and apply them to the community. Their mission was weaving a wiser world. She talked about climate change and volunteer opportunities in gardens and soup kitchens for the homeless.

I learned so much about 2 organizations that provide great opportunities to serve the community. The Arkansas Support Network was very interesting to me because I am majoring in psychology and they offered lots of opportunities and internships focusing on behavioral health and mental health. I would definitely be interested in finding out more information about their internships. Both of these organizations got me more excited to serve my NWA community.

From todays FYI event, I got to listen to two lovely women who told us about the organizations they work with and I was able to learn about a marketing internship with Tenille Hunter that I am very interested in. Many volunteer and work opportunities were mentioned that I will definitely be working to get more information on and hopefully be able to help!

in this zoom, I learned about what programs they focus on which are living services, personal care, vocational services, center for enrichment, autism services, family support services, and behavioral health services. This zoom was very informational.

I personally loved this experience and I will definitely be joining the other zoom from now on! I love how this is a great way for students on campus to get involved in the community and learn about the available volunteer opportunities that there are. personally, I am interested in the first speaker and to maybe becoming a intern for the marketing spot! I loved how their organization makes everyone feel welcome!

Arkansas Support Network serves individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. They advocate for rights and inclusion for these specific individuals. They attend homes a lot for direct help and they also help foster children. They have tons of volunteer and internship opportunities for anyone.
Omni Center advocates for peace, justice, and ecology. They host events to bring the community together to create a wiser world. They have been working to bring students in. They have events like Earth day, Radio show, NWA time exchange, and Mayday community kitchen.

I joined a zoom hosted by the Volunteer Action Committee called Find Your Impact. They had representatives from 2 nonprofit organizations that spoke about ways we could get involved in the NWA community. Each representative spoke about their organization including their mission, what they do each day, and how we can volunteer or donate to their cause. Overall, I found this extremely informative because it gave me insight to more volunteer opportunities in our community.