western North Carolina12/18/2024 Christmount In late September of 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida and moved across Georgia into the Appalachian mountain range. Helene deposited record-breaking amounts of rainfall across Western North Carolina, an area that does not have experience with hurricanes. This historic rainfall caused major flooding, downed trees, and mudslides that wreaked havoc on infrastructure, homes, and waterways.
Christmount Christian Assembly, the national conference center for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), located in Black Mountain, North Carolina experienced extensive damage. Locals poured in to help, and now they are opening their doors to welcome volunteers to continue with recovery efforts. Week of Compassion is working with Christmount to Service-Learning Camps (weeks of June 1 and June 8) offer a volunteer opportunity that includes hands-on projects around the Christmount campus and in the wider community, as well as evening activities and sessions led by guest speakers. Visit https://www.christmount.org/summer-offerings for more information and to register. Traditional Volunteer Experience hosted by Week of Compassion (weeks of June 15 and June 22) will receive volunteers for ongoing cleanup and emerging rebuild efforts. Teams will help restore the camp property as well as work in the surrounding community. -- housing: Christmount Texas12/18/2024 Houston area
Individuals and groups are welcome!
-- minimum age: 14 -- maximum group size: 21 – including 2 adults (21+) for every 5 minors -- schedule: single-day, weekend, and week-long opportunities -- registration: $25/person/day -- housing: bunkrooms at the TRT Offices -- meals: responsibility of the group In addition to the Week of Compassion Hosted weeks in May and June, you can be part of the weeks co-Hosted with Be the Neighbor: July 20; July 27; August 3. Visit Be the Neighbor to register. Mississippi12/18/2024 Rolling Fork
western Kentucky12/18/2024 Mayfield + Princeton An historic tornado outbreak on December 10, 2021, caused severe damage in multiple communities across western Kentucky. Week of Compassion is partnering with multiple organizations to receive volunteers for home repair and rebuild. Most teams serve a full week: arriving Sunday and working Monday through Friday; other schedules can be accommodated as calendars allow. eastern North Carolina12/18/2024 Craven County Week of Compassion has an ongoing referral partnership with the Craven County Disaster Resilience Alliance to support home repairs for survivors of Hurricane Matthew (2016) and Hurricane Florence (2018).
-- minimum age: 14 (can accommodate a limited number of youth age 12-13 with legal guardian present) -- maximum group size: 40 -- housing: bunk rooms at Volunteer Village -- registration: $25/person/night -- meals: responsibility of the group eastern Kentucky12/18/2024 Appalachia In February of 2025, snow melt combined with historic rainfall to cause destructive flooding across eastern Kentucky. Many of the affected areas were still recovering from flooding that occurred in the summer of 2022.
Week of Compassion is working with multiple partners to receive volunteers for cleanup and home repairs.: Pike County Relief Services (hosted by First Christian Church, Pikeville KY) Pike County Relief Services is flexible in accommodating groups of various ages and sizes. Reach out to us for more details. Appalachia Service Project Appalachia Service Project is also responding to damage from Hurricane Helene across a multi-state region. Site details and group requirements vary, including work that is open to volunteers as young as 11. Schedules, meals, and accommodations depend on the specific site. Reach out to us for more details. Puerto Rico12/18/2024 San Juan + Aguada In late September 2022, Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico, destroying homes, buildings, and systems still recovering from Hurricanes Irma and Maria five years earlier. Week of Compassion is partnering with the Iglesia Cristiana Discípulos de Cristo en Puerto Rico, Techos Pa’ Mi Gente, and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance to receive volunteers to continue supporting the recovery efforts following hurricanes Maria, Irma, and Fiona on the island.
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