As we prepare to work with the youth from the Volunteers of America, I plan to share messages of hope and hard work in order to impress upon them the importance of their voices. Most of the children we will be meeting will be younger than me, around the middle school age. They look up to college students, and are in need of a role model, or someone who can encourage them to go to college. Through hard work, anything is possible. I will stress to the young children that college is not that far away, all you have to do is work. If they can be instilled with a good work ethic at a young age, I am sure they will be successful. I will share my message through a fun approach that stresses the payoffs of a college education such as financial opportunity and stability. I think that kids who aren’t as privileged will be enticed by the promise of financial freedom, and will be inspired to work hard to change their circumstances.

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