Damascus Outreach Association For Damascus - 852 Words

Damascus Outreach Association General Information This report of my internship is divided into five sections. The first section provides an introduction to the Damascus Outreach Association that gave me the opportunity to do my internship. The second section looks at the practices, duties, and tasks of my internship that I was assigned to do at Damascus. The third section provides an evaluation and reflection of the experiences and knowledge that I gained at Damascus in the course of my internship. The fourth section provides recommendations to future interns. Finally, the fifth section concludes my internship experiences at Damascus. Introduction My internship at Damascus Outreach Association in Gates County, North Carolina where I worked five days a week for an average of thirty to forty hours a week, took place between May and August 2016. Established in 2008, Damascus Outreach Association is a 501c3 non-profit organization that has served over one hundred children and families through intensive academic tutoring enrichment, and mentoring activities (Damascus Outreach, 2016). It is considered the only free program available in Gates County that creates an environment where children from low-income families who are vulnerable to develop risky behaviors can engage in activities that help them develop into productive citizens and look at themselves as constructive members of the community. In order to serve children better in the community, the organization