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Why mentor with Spark — the 10-week middle-school program

“Mentoring sounds like a heavy lift. Two hours a week, for ten weeks, in the workplace you're already sitting in. That's the whole ask. The kid is the easy part.”

Volunteer firefighting — yes, it's a real thing you can do

“Volunteer firefighting is one of the few volunteer paths where the training itself is a credential you can use forever. Even if you never run another call, you walk out knowing things most adults never learn.”

Why you should be a Big Brother or Big Sister

“Being a Big is the rare volunteer commitment that feels less like volunteering and more like having a really good friend who happens to be 11.”