honors alternative spring break 2013 information session
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Honors Alternative Spring Break 2013 Information Session. Mobile, AL. HASB History. 2008 – Pearlington , MS 2009 – New Orleans, LA 2010 – Immokalee, FL 2011 – New Orleans, LA 2012 – Dungannon , VA 2013 – Mobile, AL. HASB Leadership. Director: Sarah Mackey - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Honors Alternative Spring Break 2013Information Session
Mobile, AL
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• 2008 – Pearlington, MS• 2009 – New Orleans, LA• 2010 – Immokalee, FL• 2011 – New Orleans, LA• 2012 – Dungannon, VA• 2013 – Mobile, AL
HASB History
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Director: Sarah MackeyAssistant Director: Kevin Santa
MariaTeam Leaders: Steven Hong, Dave
Levitz, Colleen McGillivray, Mike Picard, Andrea Schukal, Katelyn Weber, Shinza Xu
HASB Leadership
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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…
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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
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Homelessness especially in urban cities can affect Children’s education Crime rates Voting outcomes
Why homelessness in an urban city?
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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
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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.
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Habitat for Humanity of Southwest Alabama
Who are we working with?
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Building homesMostly construction work
What will we be doing?
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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
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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
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UConnHASB.com Director: [email protected]
Assistant Director: [email protected]
HASB account: [email protected]
Questions?