High Impact Practices Student Showcase Fall 2024

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Course Code

LDR

Course Number

3215

Faculty/Instructor

Brad Crawford

Faculty/Instructor Email

crawford@ucf.edu

Abstract, Summary, or Creative Statement

Goods and Grace is a non-profit grocery store located in Casselberry, Florida, specifically founded to serve the low income community in Central Florida. Goods and Grace’s mission is “To nourish Bodies & Souls with Dignity and Grace” (Goods and Grace, n.d.). They fulfill this mission by providing lower priced grocery store items to families that meet the low income requirements, and by providing members with advice on job hunting, cooking, and other areas. While serving with Goods and Grace, I was a cashier, who checked people out as well as restocked shelves. However, there were also many people who just needed someone to talk to, and I was happy to sit and listen to them. During this service project, I learned so much about how we can better serve low income families, such as providing them with the tools to get out of their situations, or by simply just being a good listener for them. I would estimate that through this service project, I was able to impact about 50 people, as about five customers come in every hour.

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Keywords

Volunteer; Low-income

Doing Good with Goods and Grace


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