Riley Rettenmaier

Major: Child, Adult, and Family Services

Minor/option/emphasis: CHFS-Child Programs

Company/Organization: Mid Iowa Community Action

Company/Organization website: http://www.micaonline.org

Destination: Ames

Timeframe: Spring

Advisor/Coordinator Email: enloe@iastate.edu

Responsibilities

Speak with clients, help/walk-through and provide help in the food pantry, enter correct data and update information into data systems, work alongside home visitors to create and enact lessons and activities, interact and build relationships and help with low-income individuals/families

Accomplishments

Aiding in the implementation and setup of the choice pantry in Story County

What advice would you give?

Don't assume something will be easy or hard, just go in being curious and prepared so that you can get the most out of the experience and hopefully enjoy it.

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