Kathryn Talks About Social Justice

     The goal of our field project was to create a comprehensive, but easy to read, document about Title IX and how to report sexual harassment at school, work, or outside of an institution. We wanted to make the aspects of Title IX that are not very clear more understandable so that people can fully understand what will happen if they choose to report their case. Questions like who are mandated reporters, when do parents or guardians have to be notified, why would a case be dismissed, and what counts as a work or school event are not very clear in Title IX. This might discourage some people from reporting their case because of uncertainty around the process. That was the issue we hoped to solve with our project.      Overall I think the project went pretty well. However, we did have some difficulty fully understanding aspects of Title IX, and trying to get approval from the SSO is still a bit of a challenge. But overall I think our document ended up much c...

One really great community organization in Champaign that I don’t think we’ve talked about is Crisis Nursery. They are an organization located near OSF in Urbana that provides free childcare and resources to families who are struggling. Crisis Nursery is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and requires no fees or income eligibility. They also have a 24 hour crisis line to help parents with anything they need. The main programs that Crisis Nursery has are Safe Children and Strong Families. The Safe Children program includes childcare and the crisis hotline. The Strong Families program aims to provide long-term resources for families and plans helpful programs. I think the fact that they tackle both short-term and long-term solutions is great and is the best way to truly help people. Another thing that is really great about Crisis Nursery is that they have a very open policy on who can receive help and why. On their website, they say that, “a crisis can be any situation placing str...