There’s plenty of good work to do right here in Durham.
The Durham Summer Service Week is open to rising 9th-12th graders (minimum age 13) interested in serving Durham neighbors in need, while learning more about our community and themselves. Students accepted into the program will spend a work week on a supervised team working on a variety of service projects, talking with community leaders, and reflecting on the service work we do. Participants will also receive leadership and team-building training and learn about housing, hunger, poverty and other issues facing the local community.
We are excited to be providing two different programs for DSSW 2012! Each session will be centered around a specific need in our community: housing or hunger.
- "Home" will focus on housing. Participants will spend a portion of their time learning about homelessness through onsite tours, conversations with leaders, and smaller service projects. In addition, they will learn construction skills as they work on the primary project—building wheelchair access and completing minor repairs for a home in Durham. "Home" will operate from June 18 - June 22, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily, with orientation on the afternoon of June 17.
The Home session is full. If you would like to be added to the waiting list, please send an email to christyn@durhamsummerservice.org. - "Nourish" will focus on hunger. Participants will spend a portion of their time learning about hunger and food sources through onsite tours, conversations with leaders, and smaller service projects. In addition, they will learn cooking skills as they work on the primary project—preparing and serving evening meals to a variety of non-profit shelter and meal-support organizations in Durham. "Nourish" will operate from June 25 - June 29, 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily, with orientation on the afternoon of June 24.
The Nourish session is full. If you would like to be added to the waiting list, please send an email to christyn@durhamsummerservice.org.
Each week of the 2012 DSSW will begin on Sunday with orientation, safety training, and team building activities. In addition to the primary projects, participants will spend Monday through Friday working on various smaller projects, learning about a variety of services offered in the area, discussing and reflecting on our work, and dining together. Transportation between work sites, a noontime or evening meal, and adult supervision and leadership are provided. Participants are expected to be present during all of the DSSW activities and programming.
Tuition is $325 per person ($300 if applying before April 1). Limited scholarships are available.
For more information or to apply, please contact Christyn Klinck at info@durhamsummerservice.org.
Each session is limited to 14 participants, so apply now!