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<\/a>PRSSA Chapters all over the nation are building leaders in their communities.<\/p>\n
For example, the Rulon L. Bradley PRSSA Chapter<\/a> at Brigham Young University recently partnered with a local nonprofit to help at-risk youth develop professional skills. This collaboration with Teens ACT<\/a> empowers under-resourced students to obtain a postsecondary education.<\/p>\n While these PRSSA members trained high school students in skills like public speaking and persuasive writing, they also assisted in creating future leaders of their community.<\/p>\n If you want to involve your Chapter with similar outreach effort, reach out to a local nonprofit organization in your community or seek national organizations, such as Upward Bound<\/a>, that tutors teens in various academic subjects.<\/p>\n 1. Contact the organization you want to work with.<\/p>\n 2. Identify the greatest needs for the teens in your area (e.g. public speaking, writing, etc).<\/p>\n 3. Find faculty members and professionals that can help you develop lesson plans.<\/p>\n 4. Create activities that provoke participation and group work.<\/p>\n 5. Practice your workshops with your peers and refine your lesson plans before you teach.<\/p>\n 6. Teach and evaluate. <\/strong><\/p>\n Many other Chapters nationwide are also giving back to their communities as part of PRSA\u2019s new initiative, the PRServing America\u2122 Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n This initiative rewards professional and student Chapters who engage their community through service in areas such as:<\/p>\n \u2022 Charity\/Pro Bono Work<\/p>\n \u2022 Awareness Campaigns<\/p>\n \u2022 Public Health Campaigns<\/p>\n \u2022 Environmental & Sustainability Campaigns<\/p>\nSix Ways to Build Leaders in High Schools<\/strong><\/h5>\n