As a part of my colloquium experience was an integrated service learning component. As a class to fulfill this service learning component we volunteered for Habitat for Humanity. My experience along with my other classmates in my group involved helping painting the entire interior of a home. This physical experience allowed me to understand how much I can contribute as a volunteer. Habitat for Humanity follows a mission of volunteer-driven construction of houses in order to help those facing home insecurity the ability to purchase their own home and have a level of certainty when it comes to having a place to live. Habitat for Humanity also helps drive the idea of sustainability by trying to utilize existing properties rather than developing new land. In addition, by having those who receive Habitat for Humanity homes pay it forward by volunteering 150 hours to the organization they are able to have a sustainable way of continuing to be able to bring home security over their long existence as an organization.
I personally learned the difficulty of something as simple as painting the inside of a house. I also learned how rewarding it felt to be able to contribute to my community and make a contribution that directly affected someone's life by helping to make them a livable, certain, and secure home.
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