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Girls Dig Deeper founder: community service teaches campers to ‘give back’
Summary
Najeeva Timothy, founder and executive director of Girls Dig Deeper, said community service is a program component intended to teach participants to give back; the group joined partners to pack 427 boxes (6,068 meals).
Najeeva Timothy, founder and executive director of Girls Dig Deeper, said community service is a formal component of the program intended to teach girls how to give back to their community. "Community service is a component of our program, so I want to make sure that the girls learn what it is like to give back to their community," she said.
Timothy highlighted the volunteer packing event as an example of the camp’s mission in action: organizers and youth helped the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank prepare 427 boxes totaling 6,068 meals. She described the program as cultivating a sense of sisterhood among participants and encouraging new members to join.
Ariel Combs was introduced as a new participant who appreciated her first experience at the program; the narrator said participants "click" and find the work inspirational, underscoring the program’s youth-development goals.
