Karen Yarbrough

Yarbrough's "Learning Through Serving" project is a year-long service program in which students "adopt" a group of people and help to meet their needs. Groups assigned to each grade level include: nursing home residents, widows and widowers, hospital patients, homeless families, and prisoners. Younger students engage in activities such as making gifts and cards for nursing home residents, while older students participate in running a clothes resource for the needy or feeding the inner-city homeless. The project gives students the opportunity to develop a relationship with people in need and learn the value of giving their time and effort to those less fortunate.