Ellie Chai

Service to me is using wisdom and privilege to directly impact the paths and futures of others in your community. I deeply believe that service is the necessary way to finding peace and happiness in one’s life as it teaches the practice of gratitude. We are put into our communities to make them better and help each person become the best versions of themselves they can be, which is definitely what I do with “Faith, Hope, and Love.” As I have been blessed with amazing educational opportunities, I know it’s just as important for these inner-city students to get the same chances. A study from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that, “One in six children who are not reading proficiently in third grade do not graduate from high school on time, a rate four times greater than that for proficient readers.” This directly demonstrates the reason I serve at “Faith, Hope, and Love” as I want to foster a community where children are tutored in reading and writing to give them the best chance at graduation and past that.