Soaked in rain and wallowing around in a muddy mess, many young teens took in the musical effects of bands of the ‘60s. The famous phrase “drugs, sex, and Rock and Roll” was thrown around by people all over America. The Woodstock Music Festival, taking place in 1969, had become the grooviest event in American history. Selling over 186,000 tickets, the festival became an extreme hit for young fans described as “hippies”, and gave famous artists and bands a way to express their opposition of the Vietnam
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The Family of WoodStock Paper BSHS 355 IRN 9032261166 Diane Allen November 3, 2014 Family of Woodstock Individual Contemporary America Paper The founders of Family of Woodstock organization was established in 1970, the Woodstock received its name from a small town. In the town they would have festivals which would attract a large crowd of young people, this brought instant fame to towns surrounding Woodstock and that started the gatherings. Many young people would hitch hike and spend
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of Woodstock, Inc. BSHS/355 November 14, 2014 Family of Woodstock is a place where teens and adults are assisted in many ways. I am an interviewee for the upcoming position here at Family of Woodstock and I would like you to be aware of my knowledge and to let you know why I applied. I am a person that is really interesting in helping other people and that is the reason why I am graduating with a degree in human service. After reading and learning about the facts of Family of Woodstock, I
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What is Woodstock? Woodstock is an organization that helps people that are in need with shelter, transportation, programs that help with domestic violence, teen runaways, food shelters and case management services and adolescents. Family of Woodstock was born when the community need was recognized and addressed. Some of the factors that led the family of Woodstock are one single goal, and that is helping people fix their lives themselves
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Family of Woodstock, Inc. was founded after the town was overwhelmed incorporated in 1971 after the 1969 rock festival in the Town of Woodstock, NY. The people seeking Bob Dylan who was not present at his home because he has gone to see to his ailing son. Since the 1969 show was held in the backyard of Bob's house, people were expecting him to be there but this did not happen. In such cases, people are usually arrested; therefore, in order to bring in an alternative to police action, a group of residents
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Family of Woodstock Family of Woodstock The Family of Woodstock was started in 1970, since then this program has grown as is still around today and still going strong. They called each individual FAMILY that walk through their door and confidentially help them with all kinds of information, crisis intervention, and prevention. Their staff is both volunteers and paid associates that work a large scale of issues and problems that may arise ("Family of Woodstock", 2015). In 1970 Family was founded
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Family of Woodstock Jenny Munoz March 10, 2011 BSHS/355 The Family of Woodstock, a social service agency, was founded by those individuals who felt that certain factors presented the opportunity for them to start a social service agency as a direct result of the Woodstock Festival held in a town approximately 100 miles from their location. Many of those who attended the Woodstock Festival brought little, if any, personal belongings or food with them. They were sleeping in parks and spent
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Family of Woodstock, Inc. The Family of Woodstock was founded because of the Woodstock Festival that took place in a city 115 miles away. Many people liked the idea of being on their own and living carefree. Many young people were sleeping in the parks and roaming around. Many of these people brought very little with them and were looking for food, and shelter. Community people came together, and Gail Varsi offered her telephone service and also her home to prevent problems with the people roaming
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Family of Woodstock BSHS/355 Family of Woodstock Family of Woodstock is a helping foundation that started in a small town. It helps in a lot of different ways and they are always looking for people to join them, this author is going up for an interview but before that she should get familiarized with the history of this foundation. This author will discuss the factors that led the founders to create Family of Woodstock and how they have specialized to meet the needs of the community. This author
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Family of Woodstock, Inc. Paper India Larondos BSHS/355 August 24, 2015 Professor: T. Jones Family of Woodstock, Inc. Paper This paper will discuss the factors that led to the creation of Family of Woodstock. It will also discuss the changes that Family of Woodstock endured to meet the specialized needs of the community. To add, the paper will include the development and changes in values, attitudes, and beliefs over a 40-year period; and how these changes affected the way they deliver services
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