spring break - New Orleans
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Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Partner: Lower 9th Ward Village Community Center
Dates: March 10-March 18
Leaders: Nick Jefferson and Lisette Gregorio
Group Size: 20
Estimated Cost: $650
Applications available: October 1st
Applications due: December 5th
Our Partner
The Lower 9th Ward village works to bring together and empower community members to be self-sufficient and sustain an equitable quality of life. It focuses on connecting the elderly and youth with services and providing care and guidance for the community as a whole.
Trip Description
We will be working in direct relationships with the people of New Orleans. On the trip we will hear stories from local people about what really happened in New Orleans during Katrina, the BP Oil Spill, and other events. We will be placing an emphasis on being a community of people together and addressing the injustice in New Orleans. Our prayer is that we come back transformed and ready to live out what we learned here in Chicago. This trip is concentrated on building relationships, being intentional, empowering local people, and our own learning.
Partner: Lower 9th Ward Village Community Center
Dates: March 10-March 18
Leaders: Nick Jefferson and Lisette Gregorio
Group Size: 20
Estimated Cost: $650
Applications available: October 1st
Applications due: December 5th
Our Partner
The Lower 9th Ward village works to bring together and empower community members to be self-sufficient and sustain an equitable quality of life. It focuses on connecting the elderly and youth with services and providing care and guidance for the community as a whole.
Trip Description
We will be working in direct relationships with the people of New Orleans. On the trip we will hear stories from local people about what really happened in New Orleans during Katrina, the BP Oil Spill, and other events. We will be placing an emphasis on being a community of people together and addressing the injustice in New Orleans. Our prayer is that we come back transformed and ready to live out what we learned here in Chicago. This trip is concentrated on building relationships, being intentional, empowering local people, and our own learning.
We will volunteer in whatever way is helpful: gardening, demolition, cleaning, listening, praying, construction, and sharing.