Family Connections through the Environment – Ben Santorelli

My participant’s name is Amy, she is 47 years old and she is my mother.

I, Amy Santorelli, am hereby giving my full consent For the UCF (University of Central Florida) student, Ben Santorelli, to use any of my documents, photographs, and recordings accumulated and created for the purpose of his Photovoice assignment within the course HUM2020. These materials may be publicly viewed within the class in order to be critically assessed and graded by his professor. Such materials may also be distributed amongst classmates/peers and via Pressbooks if the assignment asks for such information below. By signing below, I hereby give my full consent,

Signature: Amy Santorelli

Date: 11/15/2023

Email: Amysantorelli@gmail.com

The statement above confirms that my participant has freely consented to the utilization of her pictures and statements within the photo-voice project.

The concerns my participant expressed to me through the content she provided are concerns about over complicating life and having a sense of loneliness in times of need. My participant also expresses some subtle environmental concerns through the manatee picture by stating how selfish it is to cage up animals for our amusement. Based on the content provided to me, my participant finds family and support groups important to them. A reading from class that aided me in my critique of the content that was provided to me via my partner was the, “Urban Garden in Santa Cruz California” article. The reason for this being that within this particular article, there was a sense of community that was connected via the urban garden. It is through this community that some can look for an escape from the stresses that day to day life may bring. This is precisely the point my participant is trying to make through the use of their respective photos and paragraphs.

A theme that my participant crafted through the images and statements is that if you feel alone or stressed out, it is always important to remember that you are never alone and that someone will always be there for you.