CSU Fullerton: SOC 306

Civic Center Event

I attended the big event this past Saturday December 28 at the Civic Center which I was extremely grateful that I was able to attend. I was very happy with the turnout of the event, especially with all of the contributions that my small class of 9 students was able to...

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Ariel’s presentation

I really enjoyed the presentation that Ariel gave in class last week! The notes she had us take were really helpful and I gained so much knowledge from her lecture. I learned that some of the things that cause homelessness are series of choices, crisis's, and tragic...

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Big News

Big news for Orange County! It was decided on November 17, 2015 that the city of Anaheim will be the home of Orange County's first ever year round homeless shelter. The process was long and the community put up quite a fight for this new shelter. After years of...

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Ugly Christmas Sweater Party

As I go out with my coworkers, to shop for office decorations, I can only think of how much money is being spent. December is not only the month of giving, but it is also the month of spending. How much money is spent every year, over and over and over again, on...

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Downtown Las Vegas

There is different kind of homeless all over the world. Homeless does not only have one kind of gender, age, or race. This weekend I went to Las Vegas and I couldn't help myself to notice the homeless community out there. When I arrived at Downtown Las Vegas I...

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Thanksgiving Pot-Luck

As November quickly arrived, everyone in my office decided to have a thanksgiving feast. On the day of our feast I showed up bright and early to help set tables up. As the morning crept by, we slowly began to fill the office with enough food to feed an entire school....

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Observing at A Rising Community

For this month's event, I decided to step back and try to focus on observing the different people there. I actually observed a couple of different things that will help me write a strong paper about my topic (how being homeless affects children). After the clothes...

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Hard Work Pays Off

Hard Work Pays Off

November 28, marked the last official Rising Collective event that our sociology 306 class would be a part for the fall semester. I am truly thankful for a wonderful semester with these lovely ladies. This last event was a true testimony of how compassionate and...

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November Event

This past Saturday was TheHeartofDelight event and the majority of our class went. Before this event as a class we decided that we all wanted to contribute something that can help the people that live by the Civic Center. The majority of us took bags filled with...

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