| I think the idea behind this is to attempt to instill a sense of "responsibility to something outside oneself."
I don't think it's all that effective en masse. I think there are kids who find that charity work is fulfilling, but they most likely would have found this out anyway. I also think this is unfairly biased towards kids who attend church since many youth group activities count towards the hours so those kids have a built-in system to complete their mandated time. |