Happy New Year & Walking Along with Across

from Across Newsletter January 2023

Message from Executive Director

Happy New Year to the Across community! Every year comes with its challenges and successes, and you ’ ve been with us each step of the way. Thank you for keeping us in your corner! Whatever this year brings, we ’ll achieve it together. Starting in 2023, the Across Newsletter will be published at the beginning of every month.

As 2023 has just started, I took some time to reflect on what I contributed to Across U-hub over the past years. A mentor of mine always reminded me that being a volunteer at an organization is not only about serving the organization by getting work done but also contributing and being involved wholeheartedly in the organization. Another friend told me that: “There is no organization like Across U-hub that provides and gives opportunities for youth to try, to fail, to succeed, to learn, and to explore. It is not only about getting work done, but it guides you along a learning journey. It may take time and you may not see the “ result” instantly. Slowly though, you will realize that what you have learned from Across U-hub is already being applied to your daily life. ”

I started as a volunteer at Across when I was studying in university. I remember I had a very curious feeling. Across felt different from the places where I used to volunteer. This place is full of energetic and heartwarming people who will actually chat with you and care about you. It is also a place that gave me opportunities for trial and error, and to explore and experience many different things that I would not have had the opportunity otherwise. Tiffany Ore