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Name of Org Purpose Issue they Public Service Pathway: Higher I want to be involved in this org, why or why
address Education, National Service, Public not? Use examples of how they serve the
Service Employment, Military community to reflect
Service, Private Sector/Social
Entrepreneurship, Political
Engagement

Hubbard House Safety, Domestic Public Service Employment I want to be fully involved in Hubbard House
empowerment Violence firstly due to them matching my passion, but
and social along with this they have an unspoken impact on
change for the lives of those they interact with. The array of
victims of things they do to serve the community at large is
domestic by giving them a platform to speak upon allowing
violence and for raised awareness. The other ways in which
their children. they help are more direct aids such as providing
safe shelter, food, and things such as therapy to
try to rehabilitate in any way possible. I feel this
group in particular has a strong sense of
community due to the nature of the issue at hand.

Hunger Fight To end hunger Fighting food Public Service Employment I would like to have some involvement in this
and illiteracy insecurity and group, though not as much as the others with the
through the illiteracy fact it doesn't fulfill every part of my passion
provision of comparatively. Ways in which they serve the
nutritious meals community they reflect include things such as
and books to providing shelf-stable meals to the high poverty
children, seniors population in Northern Florida, notably with
and families in serving suggestions on the meals offered in both
need by English and Spanish to allow for inclusivity due to
informing, the high Hispanic population. The other main
engaging and focus is based on illiteracy being a frequent issue
mobilizing in lower-income areas, they provide books for
communities and any families in need to try to remove or reduce
partners. hindrance from poverty.

Jacksonville To provide care, End the killing of Political Engagement/Public Service With Jacksonville Humane Society I would do
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Humane Society comfort, and abandoned, and Employment some infrequent volunteering with them if
compassion to orphaned shelter possible because it aligns with not only my
animals in need animals. identity, it also has some members in common
while engaging with S.A.F.E. where it would be easier to
the hearts, assimilate and feel like one unit. The impact they
hands and minds have on the community is partially through
of our community political engagement in the way they transformed
a city policy through the mobilization of members.
One unexpected method falls more under
providing some aid in education in what they call
"pawsitive reading" where children read to dogs,
which benefit both ends. Though their impact on
reducing animals killed cannot be understated.