The Dalton State College sophomore social work class, led by professor Steven Cooper, has been a “huge asset” to City of Refuge Dalton, according to City of Refuge Dalton Director of Operations Brian Croft.
City of Refuge Dalton provides services to low-income families, including transitional housing, a food pantry, a clothing store, education programs for both children and adults, and hot meals.
“The students have completed a variety of tasks as a group, ranging from moving our clothing closet (store) to conducting a hygiene product drive and packing blessing bags to food delivery, senior outreach events and landscaping,” said Croft.
In addition to the work conducted by the class, several of the students have chosen City of Refuge Dalton to complete individual volunteer hours required by the class.
“Individually, students have helped in the food bank, packing food for delivery, delivering food boxes and visiting senior food clients,” said Croft. “They have helped in child care, special events and, in general, have jumped right in as members of the City of Refuge team.”
Over the years several students continued to volunteer with City of Refuge Dalton as they progressed with their studies.
“Several of the students are now seniors planning senior Capstone projects, and they have reached out to us with fantastic ideas for helping our community. City of Refuge, Whitfield County and wherever these students land will be blessed by these caring students,” said Croft.
For their efforts to help City of Refuge Dalton help others, the Dalton Daily Citizen names volunteers from Dalton State College’s social work program Citizens of the Week.