This week,  we got to hear from our fellow peers once again about the internships they have taken up this semester. They all range from dealing with adults to the homeless youth and each person has had a difference experience, even if they were at the same location as someone else. Overall, it is interesting to hear what people have to say about their organizations and what they have learned from them throughout their time there. This time for our presentations we included a piece about evaluating the organization as a whole. So this meant that we included what we thought they were doing well, but also what we thought could be improved on, whether or not it was in their control, we still wanted to give a general idea of how we think the organization could potentially function better. Not that is was necessarily nice to hear that everyone faced some sort of challenge or at least noticed one with their organization, but it was comforting to know that not every place is perfect and is still constantly striving to do better. We heard from organizations that have been around for over a hundred years and from some that have only been around for less than a year. With everyone having such a wide range of internships that have been around for different time periods it really allowed us to see what works and what doesn’t work. One of the most common themes that I found within the organizations that all have a lack of funding. Money is what allows these organizations to function and provide resources and programs to their clients, but without they are unable to. It is becoming harder and harder now to receive funds and grants for these types of organizations, but the few that do I only hope they put the money toward good use as I am sure they will.