Teens use summer to help Detroit
Read about how some kids from Detroit and its suburbs, volunteered their time this summer painting elementary school gyms, tending gardens and helping third-graders read.
“It’s a different way to spend your summer. You help others instead of helping yourself,” the artices quotes a 16-year-old from Birmingham, Casey Starnes, who last week spent his mornings tutoring kids at Glazer Elementary and then painting the cafeteria.
– Read the full story about how these kids are making a difference: The Detroit News
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