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City Serve prepares you to be a compassionate citizen of the world, part of the College of Liberal Arts' mission. Student leaders dreamt up City Serve! to introduce students to the CLA mission.
City Serve! is a program of the Office of Service-Learning and Volunteerism.
Click here to find your FYSEM 2008 City Service Site!
Six principles of community guide City Serve!
Communitys that values Learning, Caring, Respect, Justice, Service Celebration
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Check out slideshows of CSI: New Orleans:
Hands On New Orleans
First Street United Methodist Church
United Methodist Committee on Relief
Check out the 2008 trip members' blog - YES, IT's CURRENT for March 2008!
While in New Orleans we worked with several organizations, including:
United Methodist Committee on Relief: UMCOR, the United Methodist Committee on Relief. The work of this site is the physical gutting and rebuilding of houses that were flooded. Students stayed at the People’s Community Center with other UMCOR volunteers. They had the opportunity to work on environmental remediation projects, both in the wetlands or in the Lower Ninth Ward. http://www.umcor.org
http://la-umc.org
Hands On New Orleans:
Hands On New Orleans, HONO. The work of this site varies and includes working on people’s houses, businesses, schools, and community centers. Students stayed at the Volunteer House with other HONO Volunteers. www.handsonneworleans.org
First Street United Methodist Church:
First Street UMC service-learning opportunities included physical work on people's houses and community involvement with neighboorhood people as needed.
CSI: White Earth
White Earth Land Recovery Project, Minnesota – Sustainable Communities
Students went to White Earth and tap the sugar maples, yes the sap was running! WELRP staff teach about sustainable economics; treaty rights, the history of White Earth; and environmental justice.
White Earth Land Recovery Project: www.nativeharvest.com
