1Ben LemieuxApril 11, 2015Community Service ProjectClinical Practicum IICommunity Service ProjectThi ummer I !or"e# !ith a $oun#ation in %inneapoli, %& calle# the An'el (oun#ation) The An'el (oun#ation i a T!in*Citie +ae# $oun#ation that provi#e aitance, e#ucation an# upport to local a#ult an# "i# !ith cancer) Since 2001 the An'el (oun#ation ha provi#e# more than 5 million #ollar in emer'ency $inancial aitance an# ha helpe# more than2,,000 people throu'h it pro'ram) There are t!o main pro'ram that are run throu'h the An'el(oun#ation) The $irt i -mer'ency (inancial Aitance pro'ram) Thi pro'ram provi#e aitance to a#ult in active treatment $or cancer) They can help provi#e aitance $or +aic nee# uch a $oo#, 'a, utilitie an# houin') The econ# i the (acin' Cancer To'ether pro'ram) Thi pro'ram provi#e $ree e#ucation an# upport pro'ram to $amilie !ith chool*a'echil#ren livin' !ith a parental cancer #ia'noi) In .une I volunteere# at the An'el (oun#ation in the (acin' Cancer To'ether pro'ram $or their annual /i# /amp 2015)Thi !a a 0 #ay camp !here chil#ren a'e 5*11, !ho ha a parent or cloe relative !ith cancer, !ere a+le to come an# participate in #i$$erent activitie throu'hout the #ay !ith other chil#ren in the ame ituation)The /i# /amp ha# a little over 120 "i# in the 0 #ay event) (or the youn'er chil#ren 35*124 the camp !a a #ay event tartin' in the mornin' at en#in' aroun# , pm) (or the teen 310*114 the camp !a a 0 #ay 2 ni'ht camp !here the teen !ere put up in #orm an# activitie continue# into the ni'ht uch a the annual +on$ire an# "arao"e) I !or"e# !ith the youn'er "i# a'e# 5*5) 6e ha# 12 "i# in our 'roup 3+y the !ay that !a a +unch74 !ho all ha# a parent !ith cancer) 6e #i# many project throu'hout the #ay) 6e tarte# !ith ma"in' +racelet $or each "i#) The +racelet ha# many #i$$erent +ea# +ut each "i# !a 'iven a 8!in' o$ hope9 pennant to put in the mi##le o$ the +racelet) %any o$ the project or'ame throu'hout the #ay al!ay ha# ome type o$ el$*re$lection +uilt into them !hich I thou'ht !a a!eome) A$ter the +racelet, I !a in char'e o$ ma"in' an# playin' !ith the oo+lec") Thi !a a mixture o$ !ater, $lour an# 'lue that ma#e a u+tance that !a li:ui#y oli#)A+out mi# mornin' there !a a time to lie #o!n an# .anet, the pro'ram #irector, rea# all o$ the "i# a chil#ren; +oo" a+out another chil# $acin' cancer) She !a o 'reat !ith the "i#, puttin' tou'h ituation into !or# they !oul# relate too) The "i# !ere encoura'e# to a" :uetion i$ they !ante# to +ut !ere never $orce# to participate) Some too" nap an# ome !ere very en'a'e#7 I !a amaverall it !a an a!eome experience) The "i# that !ere hy in the +e'innin' tarte# to open up to!ar# the en# an# it !a 'reat hearin' ome o$ the more eriou converation that theyha#) They ha# a 'reat turnout !ith "i# $rom 5 #i$$erent tate in atten#ance) The An'el (oun#ation ha #one an ama