Dove House Experience
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