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Phillip Travis 16, Derrick Robbins 17 and Brandon Myers 18 are three
young men who have much in common. All three come from humble
backgrounds. All currently attend or graduated from Spring Hill College.
And all have taken a leadership role in the After-School Tutoring Program
for the Mobile County Public School System, one of the
key programs of Spring Hill Colleges Foley Center. But
perhaps what most unites these three young men is their
passion to make a difference.
In their roles as tutors and site coordinators at Elizabeth S. Chastang Middle School, each says that the students they tutor have given them as much or more than
they have given, inspiring the three to discover qualities
within themselves such as leadership, responsibility,
proactivity and compassion that have the potential to
leave a lasting impact.
I saw myself in the kids and felt like I could be a role
model for them. We give them inspiration, says Travis.
Tutoring was the highlight of my day. Going to Chastang
and seeing the kids and all their smiling faces it was
better than track practice to me.
Working with the Foley Center really sparked my
passion to work with kids, says Robbins. I saw a lot of
myself in the kids at Chastang. When they saw I came
from a similar background as them, they saw me as a
role model.
Being around those students and seeing how hard these kids had to
work, it instilled in me a respect and a desire to help, says Myers. They
give me so much more than I could ever teach them.
Stepping Up to Serve
When we asked Phillip to be the site coordinator at Chastang, he
immediately understood that this was a place that was very special to him.
Chastang is right in the heart of an inner city neighborhood that has experienced a lot of difficulties. Phillip identified with the children more strongly
than anyone weve had there as a site coordinator, and they totally took to
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Visit shc.edu/chastangmentors
to watch a video interview with
Kathleen Orange, PhD, Brandon,
Derrick and Phillip.
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