PALS

The Bright Futures PALS program pairs a caring adult with an elementary student who needs a positive role model in his/her life. It also brings another caring person into the life of a child and offers children the opportunity to have adult friends.

The program is simple: adult volunteers commit to having lunch with a student once a week. After lunch there is time to read a book, play a board game, or just talk. The one-on-one relationship that develops between the student and adult often makes a profound difference in a child’s life.

The Bright Futures PALS program gives working adults a chance to make a difference in Joplin’s future by volunteering at a local school and getting to know the children of our community.

For a downloadable brochure about the Bright Futures PALS program, click here.