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From providing humanitarian aid to safeguarding our country’s freedom, Marines are dedicated to making the world a better place. Off duty Marines are just as committed to volunteering and improving the quality of life within their local communities.
In 2015, the University of Michigan’s Youth Impact Program partnered with Marines and Sailors from 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, to make an impact on more than 100 at-risk male students from 20 different middle schools in Detroit. Because of the positive impact Reserve Marines had on the program, they were asked to participate again July 11-22, 2016.
The YIP was founded in 2005 by one of its chairmen, Riki Ellison, a ten-year veteran of the National Football League and three-time Super Bowl champion. The program is staffed by influential people including National Collegiate Athletic Association student athletes, university officials and public school teachers.
The University of Michigan’s YIP has partnered with volunteers from all over Michigan to help promote positive development in low-income, urban-based, at-risk middle school male students between the ages of 10 and 14 in Detroit. The program achieves this by creating a positive and exciting environment where boys can learn the lessons of discipline, perseverance, self-respect and teamwork through organized football. The volunteers supervised and participated in over 60 hours of academic support in topics including science, mathematics, language arts, life skills and nutrition, with 20 hours of football and fitness training over the course of the summer program.
“As United States servicemen, we are given both great obstacles and great opportunities,” said Staff Sgt. Shane Tovrea, communications chief for 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment. “The Youth Impact Program is undeniably a great opportunity, my fellow service members and I couldn’t have been more impressed with not only the stature, but the overall improvement of those young men.”
By the end of the program, Marines not only provided discipline, but contributed to the confidence, optimism, and forward thinking of the young men returning to their communities.
| Date Taken: | 08.12.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 08.12.2016 15:46 |
| Story ID: | 206972 |
| Location: | NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, US |
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