He’s only 24 years old but he’s already a leader and role model. Ben Pacht is a special education teacher at Orr Middle School in Las Vegas. To help keep his at-risk students away from drugs and gangs, Ben started an after-school homework help and soccer program, where the homework is required in order to play. It was wildly successful and quickly expanded to include an entire school district. Ben requested $25,000 to provide uniforms and equipment for 600 boys and girls from 16 schools.
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