On a daily basis, staff at the GEO York Reentry Service Center (RSC) utilize prosocial modeling to elicit behavioral change among participants.
But what if we could be prosocial models to individuals at a much younger age? On May 8, 2017, Program Manager Kalen Macon and Job Developer Joseph Spencer participated in the “100 Men Read” program in York City, PA.
Spending time in three different classrooms for twenty-five minutes each, Macon and Spencer read age appropriate books to both kindergarten and first grade children, spoke about their profession, and encouraged students to work hard in school and make positive choices.
“For many of these students, this will be the first time a man has ever read a book to them,” stated the Superintendent of the York City school district. “Anyway that we can give back to our community, I’m proud to be a part of that.” said Joseph.
Kalen added, “We look forward to participating in the program again next year.”
