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Nicole Gruver
T. Davis
30 January 2019
The Vulnerable
There are many questions that arise regarding the safety within a community. Quite
often, citizens concentrate on their own safety rather than the well-being of their community.
Therefore, the part of the community that needs attention, is overlooked. Too regularly, the
protection of a community’s landscape and economic growth is prioritized over the importance
of protecting the most vulnerable. Numerous opinions emerge when concluding who is the most
believe the citizens that are the most vulnerable in my community are the children.
The kids are the country’s future. This is frequently stated and is often a result of a
disliked scenario or a faithful presentation. With that being said, this is my faithful presentation.
Children play a vital role in our country’s future. I feel the job belongs to the adults, to provide
the support and protection the children need to live the beginning of their lives and teen years
prosperously. I also believe that the community a child lives in should be a place of comfort and
to put myself to work in high school and do my best in showering my residential area with
comfort.
While I attended high school, I had to acquire a certain number of community service
hours to be a member of the soccer team. I wanted to provide transformative service for my
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community, rather than traveling to an office and providing them with a filer or a shredder,
which to be honest, I have done. My ultimate decision was to go to the Food Bank of Tulsa.
While I was there, I stood in one of two assembly lines with numerous other people on either
side of the long table in front of me. I then packed the food at my station into the plastic bags
that were slowly pushed down the line. These bags would later call a little boy’s or little girl’s
school locker a home. I packed lunches for children who, unfortunately, were not provided
lunches at home. The feeling was overwhelming. I witnessed so many people alongside me,
who were ready to help the children and genuinely wanted to be there. This service impacted me
the most throughout the many services I have done, and it was also the most enjoyable. I felt so
accomplished and satisfied, but one thought kept racing through my head: why does this have to
Changing the way these vulnerable kids live in my community, as well as your
community, can be done. One thing I suggest that everybody is capable of, is providing a
helping hand with neighbors. I believe that if the neighbor’s kids are looked after, if need be,
with no hesitation and guided along with their homework or life obstacles, then a community can
change for the better. An article I read called “On Being a Neighbor,” suggests “The solutions
lie with us. It’s within our power to become good neighbors, to care for the people around us,
and to be cared for by the people around us” (Brotherton). Also, being involved in a community
can change the attitudes of the place. A simplest way is just by saying hi to your peers or just
smiling and waving (Brotherton). If the parents set the example and take the time to say a
friendly “hi” to a neighbor, huge things can happen within the lives and minds of the young ones.
I believe the children that reside amongst us have long been proved to require guidance
and support because they are our country’s future. Statistics state that 15 million children live in
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poverty. In my experience, providing community service for the children, I realized the
vulnerability the children face. I also realized, it can be deterred by each of us. By our
Work Cited
Brotherton, Marcus. “Being a Good Neighbor.” The Art of Manliness, 27 November 2017,