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“Create those good learning habits, understand what reading means to them, and why it’s so important outside of their life,” Griffin said. “And just help them gain and learn it again.”
As for those “morning power greetings”, O’Connell says they aren’t just a boost for the students. They make the team members feel good, too. O’Connell recalls moments last week when students couldn’t wait to share their memories of Thanksgiving break with their CYJ mentors. “Oh my gosh, I want to tell you about break! There was this, this, and this, and I got to eat this,” O’Connell recalled students saying. “And it was just so cool just having that presence in someone else’s life and being able to be part of that is just awesome.”Matthew W. Gilbert Middle School is one of 11 schools serviced by City Year Jacksonville. The group is always looking to add to the team in hopes of reaching more students. City Year Jacksonville mentors are 18 to 25 years old.
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