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She Volunteered To Help Boston High School Students Sharpen Their Writing Skills
June 23, 2021
Sasha Shenk knew she wanted to contribute to the community surrounding Northeastern’s Boston campus even before she arrived from Seattle to start her health sciences major—but she never expected the volunteer work to be so beneficial for her.
“I gained so much from the experience,” says Shenk, who received Northeastern’s 2021 Community Service Leadership award for her work at 826 Boston, a nonprofit that helps students explore and grow their writing skills. 826 Boston, part of a national organization in eight other cities, has 2,500 volunteers engaged with students.
Shenk says helping Boston public high school students with their research papers broadened her own education, especially when COVID-19 precautions meant the volunteer space at 826 Boston shut down.