Second day at the center, second blog

Yesterday after school i went into the center for my first shift. Three hours of entering data into the center's database, but i was also able to observe a client intake which will allow me to help clients who enter the center directly. A client intake consists of speaking one to one with the client to get some basic information to make a file for them in order to get them into the center's database, telling them about the center and the services it provides, and providing them with diapers, clothing, or any small supplies we can give them immediately without being wait-listed or needing a release form. I was also able to meet the director of the center, Chastidy. I had met her before a few years ago at my church, when she had come to tell us about the center and the ways we could help the center. She was just as bubbly and enthusiastic over the center and its cause as ever. Chastidy was preparing cards and brochures to be passed out at a "pep rally" today. Getting to know a client ans help them where they are is very impacting, inputting client data is definitely a way to help out, but being able to talk to a client and put a face and story to every file is what really gets me excited about working with at the center. Being able to bond with a client and relate with them is great, as a policy we are not supposed to share their information or acknowledge them in public unless they approach us first, but in the center, being able to just give them whatever they need and -- as this is a gospel-centered organization -- share the love of God which is in everyone who works there is an amazing feeling which i look forward to experiencing again next Friday after school.