Henrico Police Athletic League

1. List list the Community Partner / Organization you chose
   1. Provide a brief summary of experiences volunteers can have with the organization 
      1. Henrico Police Athletic League is a non-profit organization that helps kids in the community with school and social skills
2. Please write a description of the Community Partner(s) by answering these questions:
   1. What is their purpose / mission? A non-profit 501(c)(3),Virginia State Licensed, evidence-based, youth-crime prevention organization with the cooperative effort of the community and is committed to providing safe and structured activities to the youth of Henrico.
   2. What services does the partner provide? They provide After-School, Summer Camp, dance team, and many more clubs
   3. What needs of the community do they address? They go out in the community to help form bonds with kids that will impact them in a good way to help the future.
   4. Why is this organization important to the community? It is important to the community because they’re changing the mindset of people in the community.
   5. Find one article / video about the organization and the work they are doing in the community. https://richmond.com/news/plus/making-a-difference-through-music-and-theater-monica-moehring-reaches-kids-where-they-are/article_1cf8a66d-cd57-5608-99ce-82a9a2089799.html 
3. After reflecting on the organization’s goals and mission,  have your values, opinions, and/or beliefs about the importance of health changed or grown?  Be specific. They focus on the mental health aspect of the community and how important it is to be healthy.
4. Thinking about the community partner:
   1. How do these services relate to your intended career field? It does not correlate with my major.
   2. What Degree Program (other than your current major) could it relate to? The degree program that relates the most is social service majors.
   3. Would you choose to pursue that major as your parallel major?
   4. Why or why not? No, because it is a great thing to help out my community but i feel like I can be effective in other ways.