International Service-Learning Experiences Inc

THE ORGANIZATION SUSPENDED ACTIVITIES IN 2022 - 2023 DUE TO TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS TO JAMAICA IMPOSED BY UNIVERSITIES DUE TO INCREASED THREAT LEVELS FROM THE US SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. PRIOR TO THIS, THE ORGANIZATION ORGANIZED AND LED SERVICE TRIPS TO MANCHESTER PARISH, JAMAICA. THE GROUPS CONSISTED OF APPROXIMATELY TWENTY TO THIRTY GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE SOCIAL WORK PROGRAMS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA, AND ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS WITH EXPERIENCE IN SOCIAL WORK. DURING THESE TRIPS THE GROUP'S PARTICIPANTS PERFORMED SERVICES FOR VARIOUS ORPHANAGES, SCHOOLS, GROUP HOMES, AND HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN MANCHESTER PARISH, JAMAICA, INCLUDING (I) PERFORMING DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENTS OF RESIDENTS AT A FACILITY FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, (II) PROVIDED SOCIALIZATION AND THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES TO ELDERLY RESIDENTS AT AN INFIRMARY, (III) TRAINED STAFF AT A GROUP HOME FOR MEN WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES ON TEAM BUILDING, ASSERTIVE COMMUNICATION, AND ANGER MANAGEMENT, AND (IV) ENGAGED IN SOCIALIZATION ACTIVITIES WITH CLIENTS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS AT THE GROUP HOME FOR MEN.