Chicago men give back by reading to kids
VIDEO - Sometimes giving back to the community can take up as little as one hour a month. For the students at Chicago's Nicholson Technology Academy, that one-hour is making a huge impact...
Sometimes giving back to the community can take up as little as one hour a month. For the students at Chicago’s Nicholson Technology Academy, that one-hour is making a huge impact.
Chicago Public Schools started the “Real Men Read” program to give young students a male role model, something especially critical for students who attend Nicholson on the south side of the city.
“I think it’s important for kids to see someone who look like them doing something positive,” one of the men said. Volunteers range in industry from community leaders, firefighters, doctors and even local talk show hosts.
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Principal Rodney Hall said the program’s impact is very transparent.
“For many of our kids it’s the first time they’ve had a male role model reading to them,” Hall said. By the look on the students faces, the one hour they spend with the volunteers is a huge highlight.
