Andrea Pulliam is the kind of volunteer that every non-profit would love. She spends forty hours a month working at the Generations Group Home in Simpsonville.
Generations Group Home (GGH) is a School and Residence for sexually abused boys ages 10 to 19. Currently GGH has 46 residents. The boys are referred by the Department of Mental Health, DSS and the Department of Juvenile Justice. The average age is 14 -15. The boys spend an average of 12 to 18 months at the home. They go to school on site. They play sports and have group and individual therapies. The therapy restores the childhood that the kids missed because of fear and shame. Abused children have behavioral problems that can last a lifetime. With the GGH, 98% of the kids have returned to a normal healthy life after they leave.
GGH has major involvement from the Rotary Clubs of Golden Strip Sunrise and Greenville Breakfast. Mauldin also has some involvement and perhaps other clubs.
Andrea helped the kids grow a vegetable garden and learn about organic gardening. She supervises art therapy, teaches art history and helps boys make Christmas decorations from gourds. She raises money, performs maintenance, runs errands and is a supportive friend for the kids. This is in addition to her regular job as manager of a specialty chemcial company in Mauldin.
"It is the most rewarding thing I have ever done. It is taking something bad and making it really good. It is incredibly satisfying to see the transformations."
Thank you, Andrea. There is a obviously a dimension of Service Above Self that also satisfies self.
You can learn more about the Dimensions Group Home at www.generationsgroup.com
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