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Michigan hosting Detroit youth for two-week camp

Published Jul. 7, 2015 11:38 a.m. ET

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For the next two weeks, more than 100 middle school kids from Detroit will get to find out what it's like to live Michigan football thanks to the Youth Impact Program. 

Chosen from at-risk neighborhoods, the youth will get to work with Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, members of his coaching staff and current Wolverines heading into their second year in Ann Arbor. 

One of those players, defensive back Jabrill Peppers, told the Detroit Free Press he looks forward to working with kids who come from an environment similar to the one in which he grew up in East Orange, N.J. 

"I was one of these kids," Peppers said. "Growing up in a rough area, you've got a lot of choices to make. Life is all about choices. One choice can ruin the rest of your life. We're just here to enlighten the guys on some things in life that a lot of us learned the hard way. We want to make their lives easier."

The participants will learn about not only football but also life skills, language arts, science, technology, engineering and mathematics thanks to a program founded by Riki Ellison that has also had stops at Stanford, Northwestern and West Point. 

Local educators and members of the U.S. Marine Corps will also help with guiding the youngsters. 

The experience started off with the kids getting to ride the bus from Detroit to Ann Arbor with Harbaugh. 

"They probably asked 100 questions on the bus ride over here," Harbaugh said. "Good ones, too."

(H/T  Detroit Free Press)

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