Can You Succeed?

Throughout our classes in social work reiterate the inequalities and how to work with them.  There is a constant struggle with the government and funding that force us to work with less and less.  In our activity we had a real life example of inequality.  Certain groups revived more materials to protect their egg while others had what little stuff they had taken away.  We had an almost identical activity given to us in our into to social work class.  It is clear that those groups who had the better materials were more successful than those who had little.  In the end the best we could hope for as the builders, and as employees in this world is the feeling that we did the best we can.  This will mean something different for every one of us in the Youth Development field.  For some it will be endless weeks and a constant feeling of an uphill battle, while other will just do what they can for the little time they are working.  The difference will still be made, weather you work 4 hours or 40.  The difference we will make will always be felt by at least one child, and for those of us who pour our hearts and souls into our work will help that many more.  That is the hope is that we will be that difference maker in organizations who will make something out of nothing.  We will be wearing multiple hats, and no two days will be the same, but at the end of the day we will be able to go home and feel like our "eggs" will be protected as best they could with the resources provided.