Teaching Students to Excel Outside the Classroom
Red Door E-Newsletter - August 2011
Rich Lowry has a heart for teaching. For the last several years, he has volunteered his time at The Bowery Mission to help tutor men who want to earn their GED. Though the subjects he teaches are basic math and English, the skills they learn along the way promote lifelong confidence.
As the editor of National Review and a syndicated columnist, Rich’s life was already busy. But he became interested in volunteering because he wanted to give back. “I feel it’s an obligation to serve the city and the kind of people you wouldn’t normally encounter. I have a handicapped brother, so I have a heart for the homeless because if he didn’t have a family or support, he could be out on the streets,” he said.
He volunteers every Wednesday to tutor men who are struggling with math and basic reading skills.
When asked why he keeps coming back, he said, “You see people’s lives being put together. The guys I work with are just so gratified with any progress they make. It’s very enriching spiritually to get to know these guys and pray with them.”
“The Mission is a place that changes lives. Picking up the lowest of the low, the most scarred, bruised, abused, and disrespected people, and giving them a sense of worth. It’s an amazing thing.”
Volunteers help touch hearts and change lives. Learn more about our volunteer opportunities and how you can make a difference.
Rich Lowry has a heart for teaching. For the last several years, he has volunteered his time at The Bowery Mission to help tutor men who want to earn their GED. Though the subjects he teaches are basic math and English, the skills they learn along the way promote lifelong confidence.
As the editor of National Review and a syndicated columnist, Rich’s life was already busy. But he became interested in volunteering because he wanted to give back. “I feel it’s an obligation to serve the city and the kind of people you wouldn’t normally encounter. I have a handicapped brother, so I have a heart for the homeless because if he didn’t have a family or support, he could be out on the streets,” he said.
He volunteers every Wednesday to tutor men who are struggling with math and basic reading skills. When asked why he keeps coming back, he said, “You see people’s lives being put together. The guys I work with are just so gratified with any progress they make. It’s very enriching spiritually to get to know these guys and pray with them.”
“The Mission is a place that changes lives. Picking up the lowest of the low, the most scarred, bruised, abused, and disrespected people, and giving them a sense of worth. It’s an amazing thing.”
Volunteers help touch hearts and change lives. Learn more about our volunteer opportunities and how you can make a difference.
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