SOS 8

Flexibility, the word flexibility, has been the shadow that has followed me the whole summer, and some situations have left me confused. At FRC my title is somewhat ambiguous, the volunteer work I do very base on what needs to be done.  If paperwork needs to be filed, I will file paperwork.  If the handyman needs with maintenance, I will help with maintenance. All these different come with different skills that need to do the task well. When I mentoring or tutoring the skills that I use is different, but I can say by learning how to be flexibility this summer I can face the challenges I encounter in different ways. This week ran smoothly, but I think the highlight of my week was when my boss bought me lunch. I was taught to never turndown gifts and food falls under gifts, so if it is offered I won’t say no.  These last few weeks we have been working hard to fill the empty units, and the hardest about this process is to cross people off the list that meet the requirement for the program. These are a few requirements: live in Volusia County for at least six months, have to have children and have minor to criminal violations in the past three years, work at least 30 hours or in the process of looking for a job, and finally be homeless.  I am amazed that most people on the waiting less are only able to meet one or two of the requirements to get into FRC. This process has given me a different outlook on the human condition and the world. They seem so simple but so hard to maintain and follow.