honors alternative spring break 2013 information session

Honors Alternative Spring Break 2013Information Session

Mobile, AL

• 2008 – Pearlington, MS• 2009 – New Orleans, LA• 2010 – Immokalee, FL• 2011 – New Orleans, LA• 2012 – Dungannon, VA• 2013 – Mobile, AL

HASB History

Director: Sarah MackeyAssistant Director: Kevin Santa

MariaTeam Leaders: Steven Hong, Dave

Levitz, Colleen McGillivray, Mike Picard, Andrea Schukal, Katelyn Weber, Shinza Xu

HASB Leadership

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.

-Margaret Mead

Why we volunteer…

Who: You and 55 other participants

What: Building homes for the impoverished of an urban city

Where: Mobile, ALWhen: Spring Break (March 15th –

23rd)

HASB 2013

Homelessness especially in urban cities can affect Children’s education Crime rates Voting outcomes

Why homelessness in an urban city?

20.2% of individuals were below the poverty line in 2010

Alabama as of 2010 was ranked as the state with the 3rd highest poverty rate

6080 people homeless in Alabama in 2009, 2167 of those people were unsheltered

Homelessness in Mobile

Mobile, AL

According to Fox10, in Southwest Alabama, about 3-out-of-10 children aged 18 and under don't know where or when they're going to get another meal and 1 in 4 families are go hungry.

Habitat for Humanity of Southwest Alabama

Who are we working with?

Building homesMostly construction work

What will we be doing?

Friday Night: Depart UConn Saturday Night: Arrive in Mobile, AL Sunday: Introduction to Mobile and Group

Bonding possible sight seeing. Mon-Thurs: Site-Work Friday: Site-Work, Evening exploring Mobile,

Leave for UConn Saturday: Travel, Return to UConn

Proposed Itinerary

Transportation, Program Fees, Food, Housing Projected Cost per Person: $450-$500

Through fundraising, grant, and possible USG funding these costs will be lowered.

Prospectively $300

Costs

UConnHASB.com Director: Sarah.Mackey@UConn.edu

Assistant Director: Kevin.Santa_Maria@UConn.edu

HASB account: UCHasb@gmail.com

Questions?