The KLU Youth Volunteer-Mentor Program offers local youth groups and individuals the opportunity to participate in serving their community. Our student volunteers bring diverse skill sets, putting their talents to good use in various areas of service.
The program was founded by Trishita and Teebro Paul in 2020 with the future of KLU in mind. The two siblings has been a part of KLU since its inception in 2017, making them the longest-standing volunteers of the center. Throughout their years of involvement, they have created long-lasting friendships with KLU students, hosted many community events, and fundraised over $10,000. Their greatest impact has been the simulated workforce grocery store in the Life Skills and Workforce Development department where they assembled and decorated the store all by themselves.
Their mission is to establish a group of dedicated student volunteers who share the same goal of empowering children and young adults with different abilities to live and work independently. If you would like to become part of the Youth Mentor Program, please contact Trishita or Teebro Paul at trishitapaul06@gmail.com or teebropaul@gmail.com. The program is open to anyone. Dedicated student volunteers help ensure KLU members have an enriching experience at KLU. Your support and dedication is much appreciated, but most importantly, you make a positive impact on others’ lives. We hope to hear from you soon.
Meet the Co-Directors
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Trishita Paul
CO-DIRECTOR, WEBMASTER
As a youth volunteer, Trishita works on scheduling volunteer projects, coordinating events, maintaining the website, and creating fundraisers.
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Teebro Paul
CO-DIRECTOR, WEBMASTER
As a youth volunteer, Teebro has built and designed this website himself and now continues to maintain the website and take on other leadership roles.
“Kids Like Us has played a huge role in our lives growing up. Many of our family members living in Bangladesh, including our grandmother, uncle, and cousin, have intellectual disabilities. We witnessed first-hand the social stigma surrounding special needs and were drawn to Kids Like Us because of their mission of destigmatizing these prejudices in the state of Tennessee. With our time at Kids Like Us, we have grown through all the opportunities we have been given, starting from designing the website to fundraising for the grocery store. We were able to take this experience and expand our efforts back to Bangladesh, where we founded a national scholarship sponsored by the ATN News Channel. Through Kids Like Us, we want to ensure that everyone has the same opportunity to grow. ”
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