Blog #8

      Like in every non profit organization grants and private donors are the backbone of each organization. The community project organization The Day Worker Center of Mountain View (DWC) believes in transparency, and provides information about funding on their online website. When one clicks on the link donor, there is a small description informing about their funding. The Day Worker Center has this posted on their page; "The Day Worker Center of Mountain View is a 501(c)3 non-profit that has been supported by grants from organizations such as the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, the Zellerbach Foundation, the Mountain View Voice, the Catholic Campaign For Human Development (just to name a few), and supporters like you. Funding from foundations is wonderful but is not something that an organization can rely on forever. To survive, we must increase the support we get from individuals like you. Can you help us today with an online donation or check?" It seems that the donor system can be partly supporting the DWC to provide assistance and reinforce a Representative Bureaucracy agency for the community they assist. The DWC tries to help an under privileged group of individuals who are trying to find employment that provides a decent wage. They also provide classes that help better prepare their workers to assimilate to the community.
      The DWC honors a few Hallmarks that NDNU was created on. The first is Hallmark #2, they honor the dignity and sacredness of each person by providing a secure non-judgmental environment that is intended to empower the individuals who seek refuge at the center. They are accepted regardless of their personal background. Hallmark #3 They educate for and act on behalf of justice and peace in the world (Community). The DWC focuses on providing classes that teach workers about their legal rights and if need be they will intervene to help one of their workers. Hallmark #4 They commit themselves to community service, and Hallmark #6 They create community among those with whom we work and with those we serve. The director of the DWC find purpose in teaching anyone who enters her center about the importance community support can be and is willing to provide hands on experience on developing new bridges allowing all involve to grow and engage emotionally.