As a volunteer we have to help set up and pass out snacks. One boy named Jose, always comes in bullying and cursing at the other kids. He continues to do it despite however many times we ask him to stop. After all the children left, Mrs. Lopiccolo told a few of the mentors that Jose comes from a one parent household. His father use to talk badly about women and sometimes hurt them in front of him. So when he came to the Collaborative Community Program a few years back, he use to say he wanted to kill or brutally beat women. Since Jose has only been surrounded by anger and violence it’s probably all he knows. Therefore, as a mentor I tried to redirect his views and anger towards a more positive outlet within our 2 hour time period together. Understanding where he came from helped me to stop judging. This then made me want to help his development as much as I could by spreading positive messages to him about all walks of life. I believe that anyone can change for the
As a volunteer we have to help set up and pass out snacks. One boy named Jose, always comes in bullying and cursing at the other kids. He continues to do it despite however many times we ask him to stop. After all the children left, Mrs. Lopiccolo told a few of the mentors that Jose comes from a one parent household. His father use to talk badly about women and sometimes hurt them in front of him. So when he came to the Collaborative Community Program a few years back, he use to say he wanted to kill or brutally beat women. Since Jose has only been surrounded by anger and violence it’s probably all he knows. Therefore, as a mentor I tried to redirect his views and anger towards a more positive outlet within our 2 hour time period together. Understanding where he came from helped me to stop judging. This then made me want to help his development as much as I could by spreading positive messages to him about all walks of life. I believe that anyone can change for the