SUMMER TEEN VOLUNTEER PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT
Pecos Community Center has welcomed 14 teen volunteers this Summer. The teens have been assisting with the PCC PHXplays Summer program for kids ages 6-12. The assignments range from helping one of the 6 different groups to being assigned to either the art room or gym. The teens rotate assignments each week to avoid complacency and also to ensure that they get to experience helping in all aspects of the program. It’s not all work and no play as they also get to go swimming each week and interact with the younger kids by playing a variety of games, doing crafts, and leading activities. The volunteer program is designed to mimic real-life job experience as they are required to fill out timecards and have weekly meetings and reviews. The teens have volunteered a total of 701 hours so far this Summer.