Youth Service Opportunities Project in Washington, D.C. - 2006

Our group of eight SFCC and UF students spent the week of March 13-17 working in food pantries, homeless shelters and soup kitchens. Our base of operations was an Episcopal church in D.C. called the Church of the Epiphany, where YSOP volunteers slept, ate and reflected on our experiences together. The Youth Service Opportunities Project is a Quaker organization that was founded in 1863 in New York City. It brings young people into Washington's most needy communities to help improve the quality of life of our impoverished neighbors and experience the world through service in God's name.

 

Habitat for Humanity in Charleston, S.C. - 2005

Our group of fifteen college students worked on two Habitat houses, laying the foundation and building the floor for one house, and clearing an empty lot for the second house. We stayed at First Christian Church of Charleston and spent some time visiting the Citadel, the waterfront and the historic city center.