Third Interview Preparation

How are foster kids being prepared for the real world and what steps are being taken to prevent them from becoming homeless?

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  What is this person's area of expertise?

-I plan to interview one of Carol's, my mentor, friends who works with an adoption agency.

2.  Verify that you have called your interviewee to schedule an interview.  What is the date and time of the interview? 

-I have not yet called my interviewee to schedule a time. I plan to call friday.

3.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you find research resources that would help to answer the EQ.

-What have you found hurts children the most in foster care and what do you think should be done to give these children hope for a better future.

4.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you think about other useful activities you might do to help you answer the EQ (IC2, possible experts to talk to, etc).

-Where have you worked with foster children before and how has working there helped you understand the system better.

5.  Phrase two open-ended questions that help you to understand your interviewee's perspective on an aspect of your EQ. 

-What is the biggest problem being faced in the adoption process and how is this affecting the kids?

-Why do you think foster teens give up their dreams to go to college or their dreams in general?

Blog 13: 10 Hour Mentorship Check-In

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?
I'm doing my mentorship in Whittier with a woman named Carol Reza.

2.   Who is your contact?  What makes this person an expert?
My contact is Carol Reza, she was a foster child at some point so she understand the system. She has also created an organization called the bridge of faith which helps girls who have aged out of the foster system go to college and have hope for a better future.

3.   How many  hours have you done during the school year? 
So far I have 66 hours and 30 minutes logged in my mentorship hours.

4.   Succinctly summarize what you did, how well you and your mentor worked together, and how you plan to complete the remaining hours.
I have known my mentor for years, and I had previously worked with her before. We get along very well mostly because of our history. The main things we do are go to Upscale collectables in Whittier, which raises money for the girls to live in a home and go to college. We also do organization in Carol's office mostly working with important documents and imputing information in her computer.

Blog 12: Holiday project update

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you do over the break with your senior project?
During break I volunteered with my mentor and worked on multiple jobs with her.

2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why?  What was the source of what you learned?
I learned the importance of honesty and passion. The source I learned this from was working with some of the girls and running errands with my mentor. Carol constantly shows me the importance of having passion in what your doing by her diligent work and love for what she does.

3.  Your third interview will be a 10 question interview related to possible answers for your EQ. Who do you plan to talk to and why?
For my third interview I will most likely be interviewing my mentor.