Family And Social Support

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My family has suffered a wound almost as mortal as my daughter

My family has suffered a wound almost as mortal as my daughter s Yet I was in no position to offer more than a Band Aid My family was drowning and so was I mother of a murdered child HOME changing roles + relations After a murder the family unit undergoes permanent changes that are difficult for the surviving members to accept As each member of the family struggles with his own pain and grief offering emotional support to the other members of the family network can be challenging Not only must each member navigate her own feelings about the murder she must also deal with the way her loved one died Familial roles undergo major transformations family members relationships will face challenges for reconstruction The murder may trigger other types of losses a family has had that may need to be reprocessed The way the family deals with the murder of a loved one can range from them becoming increasingly chaotic to increasingly rigid No other experience has prepared the family or its members how to deal with the homicide There is a sudden uninvited intrusion in their lives that changes their existence from private to public One study reports that the quality of the interface between the criminal justice system and the family is a major key to the family s impact and future resolution Marriages and family units are unique and have their own culture identifiers and rules fro existence They also have various levels connection with each other

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Family appreciation

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Social inclusion II

Children from the shanty surrounding our new community base now have more constructive alternatives to the streets during out of school hours here enjoying a break during the percussion and capoeira workshops Hopefully our youth multipliers will reach most of their objectives such as Social inclusion youngsters who feel more confident in the future and capable of building their lives Improvement in the quality of family life through increased closeness and dialogue between parents and children Better school attendance with an effective participation in the school s activities Young people looking to live off a legitimate income earned by doing a honest and dignified job Police that supports preventive and community work Real choices in terms of leisure activities in the area through the activities promoted by the new Community Base and the Hummingbird Cultural Activity Centre Territorial democracy so people from different regions can move freely A group of strong solid and motivated youngsters that provides a new positive example and spread their values throughout the community Taken with Canon Powershot S300

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The Leigh Park Family School Support Team Fasst is based in Havant Hampshire a vitual multi agency team set up to support pupils familiies and teachers within the area The team meet once a week and is made up of social workers school nurses police mental health workers psychotherapist and teachers pictures show Penny Courser the founder and team leader seen during one of their meeting which was setup at the beginning of January 2005 © David Mansell reportdigital co uk Tel 01789 2621 07831 121483 info reportdigital co uk www reportdigital co uk NUJ recommended terms amp conditions apply Moral rights asserted under Copyright Designs amp Patents Act 1988 Credit is required No part of this photo to be stored reproduced manipulated or transmitted by any means without permission

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The Leigh Park Family School Support Team Fasst is based in Havant Hampahire a vitual multi agency team set up to support pupils familiies and teachers within the area The team meet once a week and is made up of social workers school nurses police mental health workers psychotherapist and teachers pictures show Penny Courser the founder and team leader seen during one of their meeting which was setup at the beginning of January 2005 © David Mansell reportdigital co uk Tel 01789 2621 07831 121483 info reportdigital co uk www reportdigital co uk NUJ recommended terms amp conditions apply Moral rights asserted under Copyright Designs amp Patents Act 1988 Credit is required No part of this photo to be stored reproduced manipulated or transmitted by any means without permission

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Home is where the heart is

<a href= http www youtube com watch v=1189N7mcS1Q >People< a> <i> <b>people who need people are the luckiest people in the world< b> We re children needing other children And yet letting our grown up pride Hide all the need inside Acting more like children Than children Lovers are very special people They re the luckiest people In the world With one person one very special person A feeling deep in your soul Says you were half Now you re whole No more hunger and thirst But first be a person Who needs people People who need people Are the luckiest people In the world < i>

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Social inclusion I

Children from the shanty surrounding our new community base now have more constructive alternatives to the streets during out of school hours here enjoying one of the percussion workshops Hopefully our youth multipliers will reach most of their objectives such as Social inclusion youngsters who feel more confident in the future and capable of building their lives Improvement in the quality of family life through increased closeness and dialogue between parents and children Better school attendance with an effective participation in the school s activities Young people looking to live off a legitimate income earned by doing a honest and dignified job Police that supports preventive and community work Real choices in terms of leisure activities in the area through the activities promoted by the new Community Base and the Hummingbird Cultural Activity Centre Territorial democracy so people from different regions can move freely A group of strong solid and motivated youngsters that provides a new positive example and spread their values throughout the community 12th October was Brazilian Children s Day it also marked the beginning of a new partnership and the start up of our new community base at the <i><a href= http www flickr com photos beija flor sets 1144853 >Lar Maria amp Sininha Orphanage< a>< i> right in the middle of the shanty <i>Morro do Macaco < i> This action by Hummingbird s youth multipliers is a true example of youth entrepreneurship <b>See also Tatiana Cardeal s <a href= http www flickr com photos tatianacardeal sets 1137414 >fabulous images< a> < b>

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Displaced Family VII

During our week of activities with <b><i><a href= http www flickr com photos beija flor 26698590 in set 605976 >Beija Flor na Comunidade< a>< i>< b> Hummingbird in the Community we came into much closer contact with the population that makes up our community Brazil is so wealthy in cultural and ethnological heritage so it was no surprise for us meeting children of Indian heritage from displaced families who s grandparents had once left their tropical paradise only to end up in the slums of the big cities Environmentalist <a href= http education guardian co uk higher engineering story 0 9840 716377 00 html >Jose A Lutzenberger< a> who died on May 14 2002 at the age of 75 was founder of Brazil s first modern environmental organisations AGAPAN and later on of the country s leading environmental movement <a href= http www fgaia org br >Fundação GAIA< a> He once proclaimed <i> quot We must learn to look at Nature at Creation as something sacred of which we humans are only a part or we will have no future We need a new actually very old holistic ethics an ethics of reverence for life in all its forms and manifestations quot < i> In 1988 he was chosen to receive the Right Livelihood Award known as the Alternative Nobel one of the 85 awards he won for his work in defence of the environment dedicating his efforts to fighting not just one threat to the ecology but four pesticides overpopulation energy waste and nuclear power Dr Lutzenberger mentioned the displacement of Indians in an interview 25 years ago has anything really changed since then where he explained the following Regarding the wholesale destruction of Nature in Brazil there has never in the history of Life been a biological holocaust such as the one being conducted here Thousands of species disappear every year without anybody s noticing Every time a unique ecosystem is wiped out and we ve had thousands ruined in Brazil s Amazon

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Hunter and her family a rally in support of the First Amendment and of respect for the plurality of views in America is planned on campus sponsored by the JMU department of social work Spurred by arson at the home of JMU social work Professor Cindy Hunter and her family a rally in support of the First Amendment and of respect for the plurality of views in America is

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Sara Sarla Thakur Sara 49 a first timer in the poll fray

Sara Sarla Thakur Sara 49 a first timer in the poll fray is seeking votes in the name of sanitation sewerage and pension benefits for the elderly in the cantonment She claims that it is her active social worker image which would help her gain victory in the elections Residing in the cantonment for the past 35 years Sara is not leaving any stone unturned to gain maximum public support She says My political lineage back home actually prompted me to contest the elections this time Jalandhar April 24 With the Cantonment Board elections round the corner the candidates are all geared up for the show and are seeking votes in the name of development and fair work in their wards Ward 1 reserved for women candidates with 3 582 votes covers mohalla number 1 to 8 mohalla number 12 MH Colony Police Quarters Kasturba Nagar quarters from 81 to 126 JCOs NCOs separate family quarters and Syal Kothi The profile of the candidates contesting from this ward is as follows Sara Sarla Thakur Sara 49 a first timer in the poll fray is seeking votes in the name of sanitation sewerage and pension benefits for the elderly in the cantonment She claims that it is her active social worker image which would help her gain victory in the elections Residing in the cantonment for the past 35 years Sara is not leaving any stone unturned to gain maximum public support She says My political lineage back home actually prompted me to contest the elections this time Jalandhar April 24 With the Cantonment Board elections round the corner the candidates are all geared up for the show and are seeking votes in the name of development and fair work in their wards Ward 1 reserved for women candidates with 3 582 votes covers mohalla number 1 to 8 mohalla number 12 MH Colony Police Quarters Kasturba Nagar quarters from 81 to 126 JCOs NCOs separate family quarters and Syal Kothi The profile of the candidates contesting from this ward is as follows

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Brazilian brotherhood

I love to see and feel how close knit many of the larger and poorer families I work with are and where there clearly exists concordance between brothers and sisters and cousins too These are two of <a href= http www flickr com photos beija flor 1394446132 target= blank >Tamiris < a> four brothers three of whom participate at Hummingbird s main prevention centre 13 year old Diego in the foreground is an artist whilst his two brothers of whom 10 year old Leonardo is seen here in the background just love their football It s a great joy for me to be able to support these kids with almost new soccer boots of which I recently received a donation of 250 nicely used pairs from Canada in support of our football club There were even enough for me to pass on 50 pairs to another needy <i>favela< i> community where the kids in a small community club were still playing barefoot As they were used boots the kids were utterly surprised to see how beautifully kept each pair of boots were compared to their own holy and down trodden ones that is if they had any in the first place <b>My kids and I send a special thanks to Dale amp Dianne of Stuffed Animals Children s Charity in Toronto Canada < b>

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Peace in the favela

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domenica a roma

Sunday April 6 Rome Timberland walking shoes amp a good map in hand I set out at 9am to explore life via the backstreets amp piazzas of Rome The streets were still empty amp quiet except for the glorious ringing of church bells This man was the first person I saw when I left the hotel Time for a reality check Life is not all beauty amp art in Italy just like anywhere else I don t know if he s homeless look how beautifully polished his shoes are but he carried the dejected aura that is prevalent around those who have lost hope been beaten down by life Unlike in north america homelessness was not obvious to me on the streets of the cities I visited A few were begging and in a desperate manner but uncluttered by the personal possessions most homeless people seem to carry original frame explore 104 Thank you all for your support

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Happy Birthday Sandra

My adopted daughter and former street kid <a href= http www flickr com photos beija flor 7434258 in set 116883 >Sandra< a> seems to enjoy the role of mother her nineteenth birthday present during the early hours of this morning was the birth of her second son Her first born <a href= http www flickr com photos beija flor 18804306 in set 378141 >Patrick< a> seemed quite happy yesterday about welcoming the latest addition to his family Luckily his father Marcio has a fixed job and can support his growing family But now <a href= http www flickr com photos beija flor 18787785 in set 378141 >Sandra< a> says <b>no more < b> I hope so too Congratulations young lady Take care of your sons and give them all the love you yourself yearned for as a child <b>You know the suffering I know the suffering we all know the suffering of a child <a href= http www flickr com photos beija flor 3721263 in set 95174 >abandoned to the streets< a>< b> Taken with Canon Powershot S300

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A happy family

<b> is what we all dream of growing up with Hummingbird is one such family and still growing strong < b> Hummingbird s clowning acrobatic group quot Os Maluquinhos quot

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Displaced Family VI

<b><a href= http www flickr com photos beija flor 34909430 in photostream >Continuance from previous photo < a>< b> Yet we have sufficient land in Brazil to allow us to easily postpone quot developing quot the Amazon until we know enough about the marvelous patterns of life there to do so intelligently and sustainably Our government must find ways to restrain both its own greed and that of foreign companies We have much to learn from the remaining Indian tribes <b>NB Indian Tribes of Brazil< b> Before the arrival of Europeans in 1500 Brazil was home to an estimated population of anything between 5 and 13 million people in at least 1 000 tribes Five hundred years of exposure to disease violence and dispossession wiped out the vast majority of this indigenous population Today there are around 350 000 Indians in Brazil in over 200 tribes who live scattered all across the country Between them they speak a huge number of languages from a variety of language families 110 of the tribal languages of Brazil have less than 400 speakers Brazil s tribes range in size from the Guarani and Yanomami who number tens of thousands to tribes such as the Akuntsu and Kanoê who number only a few dozen <a href= http www fiscalstudy com 2003 global photo 27 indian tribes of brazil php >continued here < a> <b><a href= http www flickr com photos beija flor 34913765 in photostream >Complete text on next photo < a>< b>

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Mental Health Courthouse Class Visit

<strong>INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED< strong> Photo Taken 03 18 09 Location Los Angeles County Superior Court Mental Health Courthouse Near Glendale CA Event Class Site Visit Course Sociology 140 INTRO TO SOCIAL WORK School Glendale Community College Glendale CA Today my class visited the Los Angeles County Superior Court Mental Health Courthouse Near Glendale CA We observed several gravely disabled and conservator ship court proceedings Description of a case I observed Adult daughter approximate age 40 has full conservatorship over her mother The court had requested that the mother be in attendance at the proceedings this morning However the daughter told the court that her mother was not capable of being present in court due to her current mental state The daughter stated her mother refused to cooperate with her and that she the daughter felt that her mother was at risk for hurting herself and may jump out of the car while in transit to the court or she might leave the court without consent The daughter began to cry as she pleaded with the court to remove her as the conservator over her mother the entire estate The court agreed with the daughter and removed her as the conservator over her mother the entire estate The court than assigned the entire state conservatorship of her mother over to the care of the Los Angeles County Public Conservator I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR MY LIFE PAST AND PRESENT LIFE HAS AGAIN SHOWN ME HOW VERY BLESSED MY LIFE IS AND HAS BEEN AND I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE COME FROM WHERE I CAME BE WHERE I AM NOW LIVING FOR THE HOPE OF TOMORROW I AM TRULY BLESSED THIS EXPERIENCE HAS AFFIRMED FOR ME THE NEED TO APPRECIATE AND TAKE BETTER CARE OF MY PHYSICAL WELL BEING MY AUNT ONCE TOLD ME SINCE YOU DO NOT HAVE A FAMILY OF YOUR OWN MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO ALL THAT YOU NEED TO DO TO ENSURE THAT YOU MAINTAIN INSURANCE OR A SAVINGS OF SOME SORT TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF SHOULD SOMETHING HA

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Children s Day II

Football brings out the true spirit of almost any child in Brazil 12th October is Brazilian Children s Day also known as the day of the Brazilian Patron Saint of the Family called Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida Mother of God Queen of the Angels Advocate of the Fishermen Refuge and Consolation of the Afflicted and Protector of the Family against illness hunger assault and any other perils that might affect us In other words quite a mouthful and just about everything we try to attain with our work for at risk children and youth in Brazil 12th October also marked the beginning of a new partnership in the Hummingbird Project namely the start up of our new community base at the <i>Lar Maria amp Sininha Orphanage< i> right in the middle of the Favela called <i>Morro do Macaco< i> Monkey s Mound called so because not so long ago before the hills were suddenly taken over by an organized invasion of impoverished families it was covered with what little is left of the once thriving <a href= http www mataatlantica org br >Mata Atlântica Atlantic Rain Forest < a> which was cut down and cleared within a weekend to make way for thousands of shacks Along with this incredible action disappeared a wealth of natural resources and wildlife including the many monkeys that inhabited the area This kind of uncontrolled development not only irreversibly destroys nature but also puts a great deal of pressure on all public amenities and subsequently causes many of these families to live in a situation of high risk with even more children growing up in this country who lack some of the basic necessities of life Instead of organized public planning and policy this is yet another great example of how shortsighted our politicians are in running this wealthy country and creating the necessary means of sustainable development for all its inhabitants Once again NGO s like ours have to step in to try and reverse a very negative situation whilst we wait for more intelli

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The man of the family

Everton is only eleven years old small for his age and with five younger siblings to look out for Living in utmost poverty with his mother in a simple shack in one of the many <i>favelas< i> shanties that surround Hummingbird it is not so surprising that he transmits some special hidden strength that many of the kids we work with seem to A strength that is maybe only recognizable in their portraits and where I feel my camera lens is able to reach beyond just the face bringing forth the part of them that is normally concealed deep inside The usually innocent playful look on Everton s childish face is transformed into the kind of maturity that I see permeates the portraits of him in this window series Not surprising that most of the children on seeing their portraits have a surprised reaction and spend quite some time staring at their own faces in silence before eventually making any comments

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