appalachia service project - overview

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Poverty rates more than

double the national

average

One in four lives below

the poverty level

62,500 homes are

substandard

Nearly half of families

have annual household

incomes below $20,000

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Glenn “Tex” Evans,

a Methodist minister

Founded in 1969

That first summer,

50 youth repaired 4 homes

& ASP was born

Since 1969:

300,000 volunteers have

repaired 15,000 families’ homes

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Volunteers make homes warmer, safer, & drier for

low-income families in Central Appalachia

Each year:

16,000 volunteers from

all over the United States

Repair about 550 homes

32 rural Appalachian

communities in Kentucky,

North Carolina, Tennessee,

Virginia & West Virginia

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ASP takes care of the

details

ASP provides:

Lodging & food

Projects

Construction supplies

& guidance

Evening programming

& entertainment

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Make one family's home warmer, safer,

& drier

Repair roofs, install insulation, fix

floors, shore up foundations, build

handicapped ramps, & perform a host

of other repairs

Worship, bond, & pull together as a

group

Build a lasting relationship with an

Appalachian family

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Year-Round / Adult /

College Program:

Operates all months

Summer / Youth

Program:

7 weeks every

summer

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Volunteer in small groups

Several days, a week, or more

College, mid-career or retired

Come through a church,

civic or service organization,

or just a group of friends

No construction or building

experience required

Visit www.ASPHome.org

to get started

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Serve for one week in the summer (early June to late July)

2 adult group leaders for every 5 youth

Minimum age: 14

Bring as many

volunteers as you like—

some groups bring

as few as 5, others bring

as many as 200

Apply in the fall for the

following summer

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Put your faith in action

Help alleviate poverty right

here in America

Develop a new appreciation

for what you have

Draw your group or church

closer together

Be inspired—for many,

ASP is the catalyst for a

lifetime of Christian service

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