Judge debate rounds, help at-risk kids

Want to help at-risk kids find their voice and be empowered? Come and judge debate rounds, where high school and middle school students will be debating about poverty in the US. Come for one round, or stay all day and get free lunch and breakfast. The day ends with an awards ceremony to celebrate. The IMPACT Coalition is a nonprofit, mentoring and educational development organization that expands opportunities for urban students, schools and organizational partners by providing debate training, debate curricula, and support services to develop informed, concerned citizens. Debate has been shown to increase literacy rates in a single year by 25% according to a national study. Furthermore, students participating in debate are 300% less likely to engage in risk-taking behaviors (teen pregnancy, drugs and school violence) than non-debating peers. Check out pictures from the last debate tournament: www.facebook.com/impactnyc