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Impact on Society
Student’s Role
Impact on Student
by Moshe Roberts
Pipe Dream Club
Boys and Girls Club
Students Volunteer Time
by Marybeth Smith
I recruited, trained and background checked over 150 student volunteers to mentor underprivileged children at 10 before and afterschool programs run by the Binghamton Boys & Girls Club throughout the Southern Tier of New York. The volunteers mentor over 350 K-12 children every day, helping with homework, art, sports and personal development.
Many of our youth live in poverty and do not get the help they need at home. The kids are reading at higher levels than before, finishing their homework, saying “please” and “thank you” and behavioral incidents have dropped dramatically in just 2 years since the “B&GC Volunteer Program” began!