Friday, March 2, 2018

Put Your Worries in a Box!


Just recently, my Community Resources supervisor Kathy went into the field and did an activity with a group of 4th and 5th graders, and then again with a high school. After a discussion, she had all the students write down something they were worried about and put it in the "worry box". She then left the building with the worries as if "taking all their worries away". After this encounter, Kathy had me sort the "worries" into different categories, documenting how many were in said category and examples of each. She sent this information back to the schools to give them insight into what they were nervous or anxious about. This not only let the school know what their kids are focused on in their age range, but also showed those in the school another support system. The main focus of Bergen's Promise going out into the community is to raise awareness to the New Jersey System of Care and show those in need that someone is there for them if they need it.