Our Time at Share The Care

Authors

• Makenna ArnottFollow
• Amy HochhalterFollow
• Ava PalazzoloFollow
• Caelyn AugustinFollow

Streaming Media

Files

Course Code

LDR

Course Number

2002

Faculty/Instructor

Esther Mandelbaum

Faculty/Instructor Email

esther.mandelbaum@ucf.edu

About the Author

As a group, the four of us have came together to create this service learning project to focus on the immense impact that Share the Care continues to make on the Orlando community. We would like to thank Tracy Esperance, the executive director of the Share the Care College Park facility, as well as all of the Share the Care family for being so helpful and welcoming during this experience. We would also like to thank our Professor, Esther Mandelbaum, for guiding us each step of this process.

Abstract, Summary, or Creative Statement

Our service-learning project focused on supporting Share the Care, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing education, training, and support to family caregivers. The organization operates on the vision of a community where every caregiver has the support needed to maintain their own well-being while caring for a loved one. Their mission is to provide the necessary services to enable caregivers to keep family members at home, and delaying or eliminating the need for institutional care. Our group supported this mission by providing companionship and engagement for the elderly through interactive activities, games and arts and crafts. Overall, we learned compassion for those in the elderly and disabled community ad the impact that caregiver's fatigue can have not only on family, but also how it directly impacts the quality of care that those who require it receive. In summation, we learned both the organizational and leadership culture of a non-profit such as Share the Care, as well as the compassion it takes for this field of work and how we can apply this within our own lives and community involvement.

Keywords

Service, Community, Care giving, Companionship

Recommended Citation

Arnott, Makenna; Hochhalter, Amy; Palazzolo, Ava; and Augustin, Caelyn, "Our Time at Share The Care" (2026). High Impact Practices Student Showcase Spring 2026. 51.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hip-2026spring/51