It’s a new year and a new semester, and if your New Year’s resolution is to get out there, get involved and make a difference, you can work with Lifeline, through the Center for Community Outreach.
Lifeline is a program that partners KU students with kids from local middle schools and high schools for mentoring and tutoring sessions. The program also promotes self-esteem and healthy relationships for the kids involved, with both their tutor and their peers. This year, Lifeline is working with the Girl Scouts of America to teach girls at Lawrence Central Junior High how to develop healthy relationships and their self-esteem. The kids aren’t the only ones who benefit from this program, though. KU students can also improve their own lives by volunteering with this program.
“I think volunteering for Lifeline helps you develop your own self-esteem and self-worth,” says Mihan Lester, a junior from Shawnee and a volunteer with the program. “You’re helping students graduate from high school so that they can maybe go to college, which they might not have been able to [do] before. You are actually making a difference in someone’s life, which is great,” Lester says. Lifeline provides the opportunity for KU students to connect with each other through event planning and also to connect with the Lawrence community. “
As KU students, we’re kind of isolated on campus,” says Emily Lamb, a senior from Lawrence and director of CCO. “But by volunteering… you are reaching out to the community, and who knows what kind of difference you could make?” To learn more or to get involved with Lifeline, visit cco.ku.edu.
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