Service and Community Engagement

INTRODUCTION
This program is instituted in the Netherlands and is offered to college students as a form of Service and Community Engagement to help defer the cost of their education.
Address the following in your discussion:
1. What are some benefits that college students would receive by participating in this program?

2. What are some benefits that nursing home residents would receive by participating in this program?3. Do you identify any possible disadvantages that college students and nursing home residents might experience as a result of this program? If so, what are they?

4. This program is being implemented outside of the United States. Do you believe that a similar program would be successful in the United States? What could be some of the barriers to implementing a program like this in the United States?

5. If you were offered a chance to live rent free at a nursing home in exchange for service and assistance with college costs, would you? Why or why not?

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR EARNING FULL CREDIT:
1) Answer all parts of the questions above
2) Cite at least one supporting fact, example, or study to support your answer
3) Include at least two source citations for your answer and they should be in APA format:
*an in-text citation from a fact based source that identifies the author
* a source citation at the end of your post