Power of One Final Project

Power of One (Part III)

Kimberly Kimbrough

EDU 635

September 7, 2015

Romona White

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The current state of the community

The current state of the community is that the community is yet to allocate some land for the construction of a plating ground for its youth and the children. However, some of the young people are already playing games such as basketball and hockey within their parent's home backyards. The community members have already shown interest in visiting each other during distress calls such as during the loss of a loved one. The youth is slowly learning about their differences, and they are embracing the power of diversity in their interactions. Indicators of success

The indicators of success will be the attendance of the community members in the monthly meetings and the number of youth who engage in the games. Another indicator of success will be the participation of members in the bi-annual evaluation of the initiative through the filling of the questionnaires. The more that the members of the community will get involved in the community events, the greater the success will be for the community. Another indicator of the success is the response of the community members in answering a distress call of any of the members. How supportive the members are will be reflected in distress times such as funerals of members, visiting a sick member and any other distress signal such as a burglary or a fire within the community. These successes will be measured in the number of youth who engage in sports, the number of members who turn out for the monthly visit of member's homes, the number of members who respond to fellow member's distress call and so on. The number will provide a proportion of the total population that is responsive to the welfare of fellow members. Evaluation of the initiative

The initiative will need to be evaluated at least twice per year to check whether it is still on the course and whether it is achieving its intended goals and objectives. The evaluation will be done by giving all the members of the community questionnaires in order to obtain feedback on whether the initiative has borne fruits, and any challenges therein and any future challenges that may be expected. The members' participation in filling in the questionnaires will be a vital part in obtaining the required feedback as all the information and recommendations given will be anonymous to the extent that no one will know the other person's evaluation. The feedback that the committee will obtain will be a stepping stone in enabling the community to address its issues without pointing an accusing finger at anyone. It will also allow the members of the society to get in terms of the progress of the initiative. The evaluation will provide a sense of direction to the community, allowing its member's to provide solutions to its problems. The community will be able to tackle problems before they get out of hand. The outcomes of the evaluation will be reported on the community day, to allow the members to view the progress of this remarkable initiative and for them to also find solutions to the problems that are ailing the community. The successes of the community will be celebrated at the end of year community party. Any outstanding roles of the community members will be awarded, and the members will be recognized for playing a leading role in ensuring that the initiative is up and running in the right direction. The plan for growing and sustaining the initiative The initiative is expected to be inclusive of all the members of the society. The main reason behind this is that we all have an intention and a common goal to let the youth be a crucial part of our society. We should all play a role in ensuring that the youth have the best role models to emulate. It does not matter whether you have a child of youthful age or not. If the youth were to start discriminating against members of a different community, he or she would not mind if you or your children are his neighbors. The youth would use this vice to preach hatred, and these are some of the issues that we should try to prevent. The community needs an annual community day where all the members of the community will be gathering to celebrate their unity, to preach tolerance and love, and to pledge their support in solidarity of the unity that we have as a community. The community needs to set up a hall and a sports ground where the youth, children, and adults can interact with each other and learn from each other about their origin and culture to celebrate the power of diversity within our community. The youth is known to like sports, and these would be the best activity to bring them together. By giving them the moral support and encouragement they need, the youth would develop the unity that the community needs so much. The initiative will also set a day where the members will be visiting one home at a time, on a rotational basis. This will go a long way to enhancing the sense of belonging to all community members. The visit will be for the celebration of that family as a member of the community and for the families to showcase their culture and to tell the people more about their origins. The community also needs to establish a contingency fund to enable it to save for a rainy day.

References

Areaconnect. (2015).Fayetteville City, North Carolina Statistics and Demographics (US Census

2000). Retrieved on September 24, 2015 from http://fayettevillenc.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm

Search Institute. (2005).Developmental Assets for Early Childhood. Retrieved on September 24,

2015 from http://elf2.library.ca.gov/pdf/ChildAssetsList_3-5_SearchInstitute.pdf