Civic Engagement Blog

To me, civic engagement encompasses helping others from the local, national, and international level. I think civic engagement can involve helping those thousands of miles away, simply because we share the commonality of all being human. I would love to do something for our Civic Engagement program that really has a tangible effect on someone. I think the best way to do that is to focus on a specific group of people to help, and then figure out what they need, and how we can get it to them. Some issues I care about are basically anything having to do with helping kids. I think that education is the greatest type of volunteering, so that might be an idea for a future project. The only worries I have are ones I have from other projects I've participated. One is that logistically, these things are often difficult to work out, and two, many times apathy is the most difficult roadblock to helping people.