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Note: This story was submitted to the Rally Call Blog through the Center for Civic Engagement by Ivy Tech student Linda Ebright.

I did my service learning project through Bloomington Area Birth Services (BABS). The purpose of my project was to determine the availability of resources at the Monroe County Hospital for information regarding postpartum depression. I researched the library catalog to find out what sort of books/videos were available. I then asked a librarian where I might go if I was a mother looking for postpartum support. She was knowledgeable, gave me the phone numbers of both Bloomington Hospital and BABS, and a brochure reporting the time and place of a support group. I typed up a reference list for BABS, so that they could in turn pass this info on to parents. I also attended a meeting for the Postpartum Depression Task Force of Monroe County, which included professionals from BABS, the hospital, and local therapists.

Note: This story was submitted to the Rally Call Blog through the Center for Civic Engagement by Ivy Tech student Shelley Hubner.

Over this semester I am in my psych class, one of the requirements was to do a service learning project. I am currently staying in Indianapolis and I volunteered at the Dove House.
This is a recovery house for drugs and alcohol. Some of the clients were at the stage where they needed to go to interviews and get a job. The day I volunteered I did mock interviews with them and then critiqued them on what were good points and what they could change, or improve.
This was also insightful for myself, teaching is not anything I ever considered doing, but I will stay in contact with this organization and see how things went for these people. They are not bad people, they just made some really bad choices. This is a positive experience for anyone that chooses to take the challenge.

Contact info for the Dove House is Pam Gaither phone 317-710-0429