Communitie

s Units
BY: OLGA PEDROZA
1750 W Research Way, Suite
102
West Valley City, UT 84119

On Tuesday, October 6 , I be volunteer in

Communities Unites in its business address

I wanted to be a volunteer in
Community Units because I felt a
special connection with Latino
community needs
http://www.cuutah.org

I Worked With Communities United

Because I would like to have a experience as a volunteer in CU.
I also share the community United's statements

Mission
Communities United has as mission to empower Latinos to recognize and achieve
their own potential and be positive force for change in the larger community

Vision
They wants to see every Latino in Utah empowered to become
a healthy, self sufficient, and engaged member of the
community

In Communities, I worked with

Loreta Velaochaga,
Immigrant
integration
Group
of work
in a
Programs Coordinator
community
service day:
Mayra Cedano, Community
Engagement Manager
Karevi Armendariz,
Volunteer Coordinator
Karevi practically directed
all my activities in
Communities.

We took a group work selfish!

At the end of the journal.

In Communities, I Practice Significant

Values
When I volunteered with them, I had the unique opportunity to gain and applied Community
Uniteds values that made a small change in the Latino Community
Empowerment

We want participate on a social change that benefit to Latino community.

Respect

We want respect and value diverse opinions, backgrounds, and needs.

Trust

We work to create a strong relationship of trust

Adaptability

We maintain flexibility and adaptability to the changing needs

Accountability

We accept ownership for our actions and decisions.

Community

We work together in a shared responsibility of service.

Loyalty

We strongly believe in the work that we do and are loyal to our community and
the organization.

What I Did in Communities

Activity 1
Inventory breast cancer program items

Activity 2 & 3

Prepared outreach
materials

Take a few phone

calls

Activity 4
Help at front desk to direct walk-in
clients

What I did in Communities

In the address of CU or communities, they gave me a

number of tasks to do for the health initiative that
included:
Inventory of breast cancer program items,
Prepared outreach materials,
Took a few phone calls,
In the front desk, I directed walk-in clients.

What I Did in Communities

Shirt

1X

2X

3X

White

Pink

Dark
Pink

Black
LS

Black
SL

V
Shirt

I inventoried shirts donated in the breast cancer programs and

campaigns.

I Learned of Communities
that
They
educat
e
Latino
Utah's
about
the
voting
proces
s

They provide multi-faceted

trainings and opportunities for
the underrepresented Latino
population

Women's group meet to

receive services through CU

The Womens Health

Program seeks to bridge the
gap inthe lack of
information and service
among underserved and
disconnected women in our

That Lderes Committee

launcheda Worker's Rights
Campaign in order to educate
community members and
gauge the frequency and
severity of worker's rights
abuses.

Be a volunteer was a positive

experiencemy group of work in
Communitieswere wonderful!
Luis Garcia
Executive
Director
Ian
Thompson
Developme
nt Manager

Brandy
Farmer
Secretary

Volunteers Cecilia, Mayra Cedano,

Karevi Arnendariz, and me -Olga
Pedroza

Loreta
Velaochaga,
Immigrant
integration
Programs
Coordinator

In Conclusion
Community service is voluntary or involuntary work done by individuals to
provide service to disadvantage groups or public areas while community has
numerous benefits.
It is important to be participate of voluntary and service activities because
one become aware about important issues existing in our communities, gain
perspectives and provides learning experiences for volunteers and individuals
for underserved groups.
Thanks for this opportunity

The initiative seeks to increase community

participation at a local, regional, and
federal level. In Salt Lake County, the
Latino voice accounts for only a small
percentage of community dialogue, even
though 17% of the population identifies as
Hispanic.