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 Opportunities
to Serve: Synod of The Mid-Atlantic
District of Columbia
The
Pilgrimage
Address: Church
of the Pilgrims (PCUSA), 2201 P Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037
Contact: Rev.
Ashley Goff (202) 387-6615; Fax: (202) 387-6614; see also Church of the Pilgrims.
Nature of Work: Hands on service learning around urban
poverty and homelessness issues; workshops and reflections;
creative writing workshops to aid in reflection process; serve
in soup kitchens, food banks, community gardens, home repair
ministries. Special collaborative programming, Inward/Outward
Journey, with the Washington National Cathedral.
Group Specifications: Group size: 10-40; minimum age: 13; cost: $28 per night/per person; $30/per night/per person for Inward/Outward Journey Program with National Cathedral; group types: confirmation groups, high school/middle school mission trips, college alternative fall/spring break groups; receive groups all year round.
Project Provides: Housing, kitchen, beds, bathrooms,
showers, washer/dryer, air-condition, worship/guided reflection.
Groups should bring their own food, linens,public transportation
money.
Additional Information: The Pilgrimage was the 2004 recipient
of the Presbyterian Health, Education and Welfare Association
(PHEWA) Urban Ministry Award.
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Washington
Seminar Center
Address: Capitol Hill Presbyterian
Church, 4th and Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C.
20003
Contact: Conor
O'Regan, Director (202) 547-8118
Nature of Work: The Washington Seminar Center (1.) provides
peacemaking, human rights, interfaith dialogue, environmental,
and social justice seminars with representatives of the D.C.
non-profit community, (2.) provides visiting groups with hands-on
social justice programs to help D.C.'s homeless and poor, and
(3.) connects visitors with their representatives in the U.S.
congress.
Group Specifications: Group size: 15-70 individuals;
Group types: University, non-profit organizations, church groups,
and high school
Project Provides: conference and seminar space, lodging,
lounge, dining area, 4 bathrooms, kitchen, and an ever-growing
reference library.
Additional Information: Cost is $30 per night, per person. Reservations
need to be made at least three months in advance. Please familiarize
yourself with the programming they offer on
their Web site.
Washington
Quaker Workcamps
Address: 515 E . Capitol SE, Washington, DC
20003
Contact: Felix
Unogwu (202) 543-5560; Fax: (202) 543-3814
Nature of Work: Week-long mission trips in Washington:
During summer vacation and other school breaks, youth groups
from churches, Friends Meetings, and other organizations come
to Washington for a week of service and learning. We coordinate
a schedule of a variety of service projects, combined with opportunities
to learn about issues of social justice, to explore Washington,
and to reflect upon these experiences. Each program is designed
specifically around the needs and interests of the group, and
we can host groups of up to 40 people. Our projects include
helping out with soup kitchens, youth programs, food banks,
park cleanup, nursing homes, and community gardens (see our
list of partners here). We assist with on-going work in DC communities
by partnering with agencies and organizations that work to meet
human needs and create a better world. These projects give workcampers
a much deeper experience of the Washington, DC communities than
that of the usual tourist, and put the museums, monuments and
government buildings in their local context. Hunger / Homelessness
overnight workcamps: Throughout the school year, many school,
church, and other groups sign up for these weekend or week-night
programs. Typically, the group spends one evening together for
orientation and preparation for the workcamp, and rises early
the next day for a full day of service work. Workcampers help
with soup kitchens, food banks, and other programs working to
meet human needs. After the workday, the group reunites to share
reflections, before departing in the afternoon or evening. Home
Repair Weekend Workcamps: Workcampers assist with the ongoing
WQW home repair projects, helping low-income families with basic
repairs.
Weekend Volunteer Workdays: On many weekends without a workcamp
scheduled, volunteers help with WQW home repair projects. A
$5 donation is requested to cover our expenses. Workcamps outside
the Washington area: Each year, we lead a few workcamps outside
the Washington area. In recent years, these workcamps have been
in Appalachia, helping to repair homes. Read about one of these
workcamps in our newsletter.
Group Specifications: Adult/youth ratio: 1/10; cost is
$35-$50 for lodging per person per night; receives groups year
round; group size: 8-40; minimum age: 12
Project Provides: Air condition; beds; housing; kitchen;
linens; showers, tools and worship; breakfast provided; ask
about other meal options;
Additional Information: Located at William Penn House,
five blocks from the U.S. Capitol, with easy access to Congress,
museums, and monuments.
Youth
Service Opportunities Project (YSOP)
Address: 1317
G Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
Contact: Ali
Brown (202) 347-2525
Nature of Work: YSOP offers single day, overnight, and
weeklong service workcamps for young people to serve the hungry
and homeless of New York City and Washington D.C.
Group Specifications: Minimum age: 13; adult/youth ratio
is 1/5; Service Day: $50/person; Overnight: $88 person; Overnight:
$120/person; receiving applications all year round--call for
availability.
Project Provides: Guided reflection,
local transportation, some meals, site placement, YSOP t-shirt.
Additional Information: YSOP is a Quaker-based organization
dedicated to giving high school and college students opportunities
to help others through voluntary service. Over 3700 people participate
as YSOP volunteers, serving over 290,000 homeless people in
New York City and Washington D.C.
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Maryland
Meeting
Ground Community
Address: P.O. Box 808, Elkton,
MD 21922
Contact: Shirley
Wilson (410) 275-2936
Nature of Work: Meeting Ground offers emergency transitional
housing and support for homeless families, women, and men. Work
is light construction and maintenance. Work available for all
skill levels.
Group Specifications: Up to 20 persons is an ideal size,
but larger groups can definitely be accommodated. $22.50 per
person/per day plus a contribution for materials is requested.
We accept high school (some middle school also), college, and
intergenerational groups.
Project Provides: Housing, food, bathrooms, showers,
washer/dryer, most tools/materials. Meals are together with
members of our ongoing community in our hall. Participation
requested in preparation and cleanup. Bring own work gloves.
Some assignments may require long pants and long-sleeve shirts.
Additional Information: Live and work together as a family
oriented community with and among people who are homeless. Mutual
worship, Bible study , dialogue and discussion are a part of
the learning process. Participants gain firsthand knowledge
of homelessness and knowing homeless as persons. |
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NAILS
Mission Project Inc
Address: Canada Hose House,
400 N. Mechanic, Cumberland, MD 21502
Contact: Rich
Parsons (301) 777-7134; Fax: (301) 722-6966
Nature of Work: Make repairs and improvements to the
homes of needy homeowners in Allegany County, Maryland, and
surrounding areas to enable the homeowner to stay in the home
as long as possible. Work includes one story roofing, building
stairs and wheelchair ramps, interior work and more.
Group Specifications: Groups between five and 20 are
accepted. Larger groups will be broken into work-teams, suited
to the projects of the day. This work is not suitable for young
children. Youths (ages 14-18) must be accompanied by one adult
for every three youths. We prefer working with adult workgroups.
One or two skilled with carpentry experience desired. $100 per
person for participation fee.
Project Provides: Several different options for accommodations
exist: church with kitchen; camping; hotel; or university dorm.
Call for advice.
Additional Information: Allegany County, Maryland is
a beautiful, friendly, and safe community to visit. Our Appalachian
residents are most appreciative of all help they receive.
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North Carolina
Avery
County Habitat for Humanity
Address: PO Box 1016 / Newland,
NC 28657
Contact: Sarah Zielke (828) 733-1669; Fax: (828) 733-1669
Nature of Work: House construction.
Group Specifications: Adult/youth ratio: 1/4; cost is
$125 per person, per week; receives groups continuously; group
size: 12-20; minimum age: 16
Project Provides: Beds; housing; kitchen; RV hookups;
showers; tools; training; washer; dryer. Hookups for up to 4
RV's or campers at one time. Fully equipped volunteer center
new in 2005 - sleeps 20+ in two bunk rooms with a beautiful
view of the mountains.
Additional Information: Project is located near Elk Park,
NC close to the Appalachian Trail.
Avondale Presbyterian
Church Work Camp
Address: Avondale Presbyterian
Church, 2821 Park Road, Charlotte, NC 28209
Contact: Brad Clayton
(704) 333-6194
Nature of Work: Urban community service, including but
not limited to work with shelters, serving
elderly and homeless, and crisis assistance.
Group Specifications: Groups of up to 30, junior high
to adult, One week camps starting in June. Camp participants
bring sleeping bags for sleep on air mattresses (provided).
Meals provided ($25 per day per person if we prepare food, $15
per day per person if you prepare food).
Project Provides: Facilities that include showers, full
kitchen, washer and dryer,gym, game room.
Additional Information: One day off for recreational
activities (Carowinds, Minor League Baseball game, swimming).
CROSS
Address: Myers Park Presbyterian
Church, 2501 Oxford Place, Charlotte, NC 28207
Contact: April
Cranford (704) 376-3695 ext. 282; Fax: (704) 334-0352
Nature of Work: CROSS organizes opportunities for mission work to provide a diverse and hopefully transforming experience for all types of groups. Outreach opportunities are available to minister to people who are homeless, hungry, elderly, addicted, disabled, Alzheimer’s individuals and children who are at-risk or living in poverty. Groups will be challenged to CROSS over lines that divide and CROSS out stereotypes, while keeping the CROSS of Christ as their focus. Check out our website.
Group Specifications: Adult/youth ratio: 1/6; $35 per person, per day; $60 per weekend; receives groups year-round; group/combination of groups totaling 60 (summer) and 20 (weekend and spring/fall break week trips); minimum age: elementary (grades K-5; must have at least one parent with them on trip).
Project Provides: CROSS staff accompany groups to sites during their mission week/weekend, housing, kitchen, food (CROSS staff does the grocery shopping, all dinner meals are cooked by chef or local café), mattresses, bathrooms, showers, tools/materials, air-condition, training materials, washer/dryer, gym, game room, morning devotions and a closing worship led by CROSS staff for week groups. Groups should bring their own transportation, linens/sleeping bags and pillows.
First
Presbyterian Church, Albemarle, North Carolina
Address: P.O. Box 1578, Albemarle,
NC 28002 (mailing), 126 W. North Street, Albemarle NC 28002
Contact: Church
Office (704) 982-2722; Fax: (704) 982-7918
Nature of Work: Participants will work with various community
service agencies, including Habitat for Humanity and Stanly
Community Christian Ministries. Work will usually include construction,
feeding ministries and response to other community needs.
Group Specifications: Group size: up to 30; minimum age:
Senior High; receives groups during spring break and June-August;
$200 per person.
Project Provides: Facilities include showers, full kitchen,
theatre, game room and gym. All meals are provided.
Additional Information: One day off per week. Carowinds
theme park within one hour's drive.
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Virginia
Appalachia
Service Project
Address: 4523 Bristol Hwy.,
Johnson City, TN 37601, and year-round ASP Housing Services
Centers are in: Chavies, Kentucky; Jonesville, Virginia; Brenton,
West Virginia.
Contact: Carolynn
Bailey, Director of Volunteers (423) 854-8800 ext.208 or
(800) 289-4254 x208 to schedule volunteers for any ASP program
at every ASP location.
Nature of Work: ASP is a Christian ministry open to all
people that fosters human development by addressing the housing
needs of Central Appalachia. Urgently needed home repairs are
provided free of charge to families and individuals in need
through volunteers who come to serve. ASP's goal is to make
homes warmer, safer, and drier while meeting people right where
they are and just the way they are. Volunteers often have transformational
experiences while assisting these families. Work projects include
roof, window, floor, wall repairs, weatherization, room additions,
and more.
Group Specifications: Accepting groups June through August
— eight week summer home repair program in 25 locations
in Central Appalachian Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia, and
West Virginia; accommodations are mostly schools or similar
facilities. Groups pay fees and come for one week of service.
A work crew usually includes five teens and two adults. September
through May — groups and individuals volunteer on more
flexible schedules as ASP's year-round Housing Services Centers
in Chavies, Kentucky, Johnson City, Tennessee or Brenton, West
Virginia. Scheduling and programming customized for group.
Project Provides: Scheduling and information assistance;
preparation process materials and coordination; meals and lodging;
programming; project selection, planning and oversight; basic
tools and building materials.
Additional Information: Summer program is primarily for
high school age youth (14 and up) and their accompanying adult
volunteers. Application deadline: November 1 for the following
summer. Non-summer program is more adult-oriented (college-age
through retirees). Applications accepted any time. Bring bedding.
Please call for scheduling rates and additional information.
Our welcome mat is out at our Web
site. Y'all come!
Greater
Lynchburg Habitat for Humanity
Address: 1117 Virginia Street,
Lynchburg, VA 24504
Contact: Brenda
Gay Efford (434) 528-3774; Fax: (434) 528-3776
Nature of Work: Residential Construction, Landscaping
and more. The type of work assigned depends upon age of volunteers. Ask about details.
Group Specifications: $100 donation per person for groups of 1-15 and $120 donation per person for groups of 16-25. Minimum age: 16 years old. Youth groups must be 50% youth and 50% adults. Length of
stay is one week (Monday-Friday). Receiving dates are year round.
Project Provides: Lodging, usually camping in a church
with kitchen facilities, showers. Continental breakfast and lunch provided.
Massanetta
Springs Camp and Conference Center
Address: 712 Massanetta Springs Road, Harrisonburg, VA
22801-2259
Contact: Melissa
Leecy , Director of Camp, Outdoor & Volunteer Ministries
(888) 627-7774; Fax: (540) 433-6118
Nature of Work: Our goal is to select projects that match
the interests and abilities of each group. We try to have at
least one major project that obviously enhances our facilities
(while instilling pride in the ones doing the work) and complementary
smaller projects to maximize time and talents. We feel our ministry
and our facilities are varied enough to enable us to find a
place for any talent a group wishes to give—from outdoor
ministry at a summer camp to year round conferences at our historic
hotel.
Group Specifications: Optimum group size is 18-25; preferred
times are spring break or early summer.
Project Provides: Massanetta provides lodging, linens,
tools, and supplies. Group pays $25 per person, per day toward
food costs. Contributions toward tools and supplies are appreciated.
Additional Information: We are located in the heart of
Virginia’s beautiful and historic Shenandoah Valley (about
2 hours from Washington, D.C.). The Shanandoah National Park,
local caverns and historic sites provide many opportunities
to enjoy our corner of God's world.
Project Crossroads
Address: 214 W. Main St., Marion, VA 24354
Contact: Harry
Howe or Betty Metheney (276) 782-3339, Fax: (276) 782-3833
Nature of Work: Repair and rehab of homes for low income,
elderly and/or disabled; Firewood Ministry; Thanksgiving meals;
Christmas meals.
Group Specifications: Groups of up to 60, length of stay
is 2 days to 1 week, Junior highs and up accepted, receiving
dates are April through September. Need at least one skilled
or knowledgeable adult for every 10 volunteers.
Project Provides: Housing in local churches and showers
nearby. Kitchen facilities provided.
Society
of St. Andrew
Address: 3383 Sweet Hollow
Rd., Big Island, VA 24526
Contact: Lauren
Holcomb (800) 333-4597; Fax:(434) 299-5949
Nature of Work: HARVEST OF HOPE is a mission event focused
on gleaning food for the hungry. In addition to gleaning each
morning, we learn about hunger and poverty in small and large
group sessions and enjoy ecumenical Christian worship twice
a day. Intergenerational weekends, College & Young Adult
weekends, Junior High weekends, and Senior High weeklong events
take place throughout the year in 6 states. THE GLEANING NETWORK
hosts day-long gleaning events for church and civic groups in
22 states year-round. THE POTATO PROJECT transports truck loads
of salvaged produce to hundreds of agencies. Your group can
become involved by sponsoring a truck load or having a "potato
drop" event at your church.
Group Specifications: Adult/youth ratio: 1/5; $50 for
College HOH, $75 for weekend HOH, $185 for weeklong HOH; receives
groups year round; group size: 6-18; minimum age: 10
Project Provides: Air condition; beds; food; housing;
showers; tools; training; worship.
Additional Information: Events also in Pennsylvania, Georgia and South Carolina. |
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