Community Practice Research Paper

Community of Practice Reflection It is important to realize that change is not always quick, whether that involves a change within a community or within oneself. Even though, a change may not occur right away, overtime progress can be made. However, in some circumstances it may take some dedication and hard work for any type of progress to be made or to even be noticeable.
When it came to choosing a community, I had chosen the Mazeppa Food Shelf. Although the organization is somewhat small, the choices that we make and what we are able to accomplish can have a powerful impact on numerous individuals and families. Initially, I had set a few different goals that I would like to see implemented within this community. These included improving the communication between the members of the food shelf, educating individuals about paperwork, a possible update on the entry system, and working on the organizational aspects of the food shelf.
Out of these original goals, I have not been able to accomplish all of these. However, I feel as if I was able to make some sort of progress in at least some of these aspects. Over the past several weeks, I was able to educate at least one other person about what type
As well as realizing that what may be working now, might not necessarily work in the future. For example, when dealing with the entry system, the way we are doing it now is better if we remain somewhat small. However, we are a growing organization with new clients each time that we are open. Which means that if the client base continues to grow, we will have to either adapt the current entry system or we will have to completely change it depending on the need. We as an organization need to put our own feelings about others to the side and focus on the population that we serve, in order to figure out the best way possible to help serve