The Honors Program's philanthropy is Success by 6 of Northwest Alabama, so I was very happy when the Director, Emily Baker came to speak to our class! Emily is a recent grad from UNA (ROAR LIONS!) and got her job at Success by 6 a month before she graduated, which is AMAZING!! How did she manage that? She got involved. She added to her resume. She made connections. Which is exactly what I am trying to do, and adding civic engagement will definitely help with this and my overall college experience.
There are 350 Success by 6 locations across the US. They are focused on early literacy, prevention, and community education. They are affiliated with United Way of the Shoals. I think this organization will work nicely with my platform of Education. They give away books and visit preschools, and they are working on adding new programs in the future. They believe that children will someday solve world problems, and we should be there to help and encourage them while they are young. Early childhood education decreases poverty and makes a foundation of learning for children. Volunteering at Success by 6 is volunteering for a successful future.
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