Onward House

It's been kind of difficult for me to find community service opportunities because I had my heart set on working at Habitat for Humanity but with the contract problems that fell through. I was really in need of hours so I decided to try out Onward House yesterday. It's not that I didn't want to volunteer there, I just wasn't particulary excited. Once I got there, a little girl went up to the teacher who was in charge of the room I was working in, whispered in her ear and pointed at me. The teacher informed me that the little girl wanted me to help her with her homework. So we were off to a good start, someone actually wanted me to help her. As we worked on her homework, I got to know her a little better. She had a sense of humor way beyond her age which was hilarious. I loved working with her but I was amazed to see the difficulty she had with very simple tasks. It made me realize that they really do need us there and the one on one attention is particulary beneficial. I'm definitely planning on returning and I hope I can get the same little girl again :)