Student group
Penn for Youth Debate
A Penn student volunteer group that helps Philadelphia students build reading, writing, research, critical thinking and public speaking skills through speech and debate. The program is not competitive, and volunteers can give as much time as they have.
- Students only: Penn
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What they do
Volunteer with students at partner schools, complete training for the speech and debate program, and help students practice their skills. The group says it works with about 20 partner schools.
Who it is for
- Who can join
- For students at Penn
- Who is there
- Students, Kids
When and where
Volunteer time is flexible, since the group works around each volunteer's schedule; first-meeting details are sent through the listserv
Partner schools in Philadelphia
We do not have a meeting place for this group yet.
What we know so far
First step: Join the listserv for details about the first meeting, or email the group with questions.
We have not written a first visit guide for this group yet. Not sure what to expect? Contact them before you go.
Cost and commitment
- Cost
- Cost not known yet
- How often
- An ongoing role
Access and languages
- Wheelchair access
- We do not know yet. Ask the group before you go.
- Languages spoken
- We do not know yet which languages are spoken.
Requirements
We found no special requirements. Ask the group if you are not sure.
How to reach them
We copy contact details as the group or a public source published them. Each one shows where it came from.
- Website: pennforyouthdebate.wordpress.com Source: pennclubs.com, seen October 8, 2026
- Email: pennforyouthdebate@gmail.com Source: Penn Clubs (Penn Labs student directory, University of Pennsylvania), seen October 4, 2026 ; Source: pennclubs.com, seen October 8, 2026
- Social media: Instagram, Facebook Source: pennclubs.com
Sources and last check
Checked by our research team on October 8, 2026. This was a basic check: we confirmed the group is active and open to join.
- Last checked by our team
- October 8, 2026
- Status
- Probably active
- Our confidence in this listing
- Medium
We think this group is probably still active, but the newest sign we found is more than a year old.
- Penn Clubs (Penn Labs student directory, University of Pennsylvania), seen October 4, 2026. Supports: Name, Email
- pennforyouthdebate.wordpress.com, seen October 8, 2026. Supports: Status
- pennclubs.com, seen October 8, 2026. Supports: Summary, What they do, First step, Contacts, Schedule, Status
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