My Nonprofit Reviews

I volunteered with SSI for 4 months last summer and couldn't have asked for a better experience. Working with the youth was such a rewarding and humbling experience that I will never forget. Lisa was the perfect supervisor and has a good handle of the orginazation. I found her to be extremily flexible and supportive of the staff. She provided additional training for the staff on a number of occassions and was continually working hard to ensure everyone was both happy and productive. She also worked with the youth at SSI often and you could tell they all loved and respected her very much. The youth at the centre are in extremily difficult situations and require the love, attention, support, guidance and resources that SSI works to provide them. Including MANY different programs in the SSI curriculum allows all youth to grow into mature and responsible adults in many different ways. Through horseback riding, they learn strategies on focusing as well as responsibility by taking care of the horse. Through gardening and composting, they learn effective strategies of taking care of their environment, as well as taking responsibility of maintaining the vegitables. The list goes on and on. The holistic approach that Lisa and the staff at SSI have taken to develop the organization's curriculum is commendable. They are taping into the various learning styles and strengths of each of the students, opening up a dialogue with the them and collaborating with them so that everyone gets the best experience they can.

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