Henderson Settlement (Frakes)

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Contact: Jerry Lambdin, Mission Outreach Director
   P.O. Box 205
   16773 Highway 190
   Frakes, KY 40940
E-mail:  workcamp@hsumc.org
On-Line Contact:  www.hendersonsettlement.com/contactus_workcamp.php
Phone: 606.337.3613 ext. 400
Fax: 606.337.2225
Web site: www.hendersonsettlement.com   

Henderson Settlement engages in mission outreach with groups and community outreach in the areas of childcare, youth, food pantry, senior center, library, fellowship, support groups, new mother assistance, financial assistance, agriculture with animals, farmers market, greenhouses, classes, food preservation, local craft sales and sale of used clothing and furniture.

Project/Focus: Basic construction projects for community home repair and campus projects of maintenance on farm and facilities.

Educational/Advocacy Components: Opportunities provided for cultural, economic, and spiritual growth.

Time: Year-Round

Group Size: Up to 200 persons per week.

Minimum Age:  High School age

Adult to Youth Ratio: 1:5

Conditions: Dormitory with A/C.  Groups bring own bedding and linens.  Meals provided 3 times a day.

Cost: Spring and fall, $205 per person per week; summer, $225 per person per week. Cost covers room and board including meals, programming, and activities.

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H.O.M.E.S. (Housing Oriented Ministries Established for Service) (Whitesburg)

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Contact:  Rachel Chambers
   65 Bentley Avenue.
   Whitesburg, KY 41858
Email:  rachelbrashear@bellsouth.net 
Phone:  606.632.1717 ext.300
Fax:  606.855.4765
Website: www.homesincky.com 

H.O.M.E.S. engages in both major and minor home repair in Letcher, Knott, and Floyd Counties in southeastern Kentucky.

Project/Focus:  Build new owner-owned houses and do home repair.

Education/Advocacy Components:  Orientation by staff on Appalachian culture, economy and history.  Music program and square dance may be available.

Time:  Year-round except week of Thanksgiving and week of Christmas.

Group Size:  Maximum space available is for 80.  Groups are divided into work crews of seven to eight people.

Minimum Age:  None

Conditions:  Volunteers are housed on-site in barracks-style bunkhouse with bunk beds, separate kitchens, and bathhouse.  Groups provide and prepare their own food.

Cost:  $200 per person per week.  $100 per person non-refundable deposit required for registration confirmation.

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Urban Spirit (Louisville)

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     UCC Volunteer Ministries' Twin Maps Project visits Urban Spirit, Louisville, KY.  Other sites included in this video are: Camp Courageous, Monticello, IA; Rockford Work Camp, Rockford, IL and Back Bay Mission, Biloxi, MS

Contact: Rev. Dr. Deborah DeMars Conrad
   452 N. 26th Street
   Louisville, KY  40212
E-Mail:  ravdeb@urbanspirit
Phone:  502.778.7211
Fax:  call for number
Web site: www.urbanspirit.org

Urban Spirit is a community-based program through which participants serve the neighborhood while learning first-hand about poverty, justice and what faithful people can do to change the world.

Project/Focus:  Unlike other mission trips, at Urban Spirit the project is you.  In this community-based program, you'll serve the neighborhood while you learn about poverty, justice and what faithful people can do to change the world.  For middle-schoolers, a half-week social justice camp introduces themes of poverty, power and holy imagination.  In the weeklong poverty simulation (for high school and older), you won't just learn about poverty; you'll live it from Sunday evening until Saturday morning working in the community, earning minimum wage and struggling to care for your family.  For those who have completed the simulation, Level II Leadership goes beyond:  you'll learn lobbying, negotiating, community assessment, advocacy and other skills vital to becoming a powerful "social irritant."  Level III is a examination of privilege and power, for which students may be able to arrange academic credit.

Call for our information packet, and review it carefully before you decide to register for any of our challenging events.

Educational/Advocacy Components:  In the Poverty Immersion Week, you won't just learn about poverty; you'll live it from Sunday evening until Saturday morning.  What would it be like to be a single mother of three living on minimum wage in America?  We'll help you find out.  In teams, you'll work with agencies in the neighborhood, live in the church, earn low wages and try to provide the things your team needs.  You'll also participate in games and activities, bartering, Bible studies, discussions, story-telling, community exploration, journaling - all designed to reinforce the lessons of poverty.  Food, shelter, health care, child care, work, hygiene, transportation, leisure-all these and more become part of the challenge.  Then as the week is drawing to a close, you'll work on a plan to create change in your own community.  After the Poverty Immersion Week, you'll want to return for Poverty Level II, Leadership for Church and Community, developing skills, acquiring tools and having experiences designed to prepare you to make a difference.

Time:  Year round, call for availability.

Group Size:  Optimum group size:  12-30

Minimum Age:   Entering 6th grade; for special circumstances or family groups call for conversation.

Adult to Youth Ratio:  1:4 

Conditions:  There is not a lot of plush comfort here, as we work on that “experiencing poverty” thing.  Bring your sleeping bag.  Your team (or “family”) will make decisions about where to sleep.  You may sleep on the basement floor, or you may move into the dormitories with air conditioning, showers and bunks.  That depends on your team’s resources and choices. 

Cost: $295 per person.  Includes programming, lodging, food and transportation are included in this registration fee.  Non-refundable deposit of $50/person required to confirm the event.  

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