Pros
Great community, both staff and youth. Eye-opening and life changing work, great experience. Helped in building connections in Baltimore and learning about the nonprofit world. Got to really get firsthand experience in case management, and loved the youth and families that I worked with. It was also a place to see the micro and macro aspects of social work. I was a social work undergrad, and Choice really does all the best practices that I learned about in school before coming here.
Cons
There is no question that the schedule is insanely intense. You work well over forty hours and you cannot consider this a job. Instead, it is a fellowship and a real learning experience, but requires some serious dedication to the youth and the community!