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Habitat for Humanity
Stroud, OK
March 23rd-31st,2013
"Stroud, OK HFH trip was an experience like no other. I left feeling like I contributed to others but more importantly, with a spark inside to pay it forward"
2012 Participant
Habitat for Humanity
Spend the week in Stroud, Oklahoma living among a wonderful, welcoming and close-knit community while volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. Opportunities include building homes, painting, getting the chance to experience the incredible hospitality that their community has to offer, as well as seeing some of the sights around Oklahoma
Stroud Habitat for Humanity, Inc. is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing. The houses then are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged.
Volunteers provide most of the labor, and individual and corporate donors provide money and materials to build Habitat houses. Partner families themselves invest hundreds of hours of labor - "sweat equity" - into building their homes and the homes of others. Their mortgage payments go into a revolving Fund for Humanity that is used to build more houses.
During the week, participants will be helping build one of these homes for a resident family of Stroud, working with community members on the job.
What to Expect:
- Cost: All ABE trips cost $325.
- Travel: The group travels to, from, and around Stroud by van.
- Lodging: The group will stay at a schoolhouse in Stroud.
- Food: The group will be eating most meals with the community members of Stroud.
- Work: The group will help build a house, doing manual labor including construction and painting.
- Extra Fun!: The group has the opportunity to meet, work with, and socialize with the community members of Stroud. Also, the group has the opportunity to visit local landmarks around Stroud and other places such as the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial.
- Focus: Community, Hands on work, physical labor
Interested in applying to co-lead or be a participant on the Habitat for Humanity trip? Apply here to co-lead or here to participate!
Please note: $100 due with acceptance of a position!
Any questions about this trip can be directed to Alternative Break Experiences at abe@csbsju.edu
Packing List
Special Points of Interest:
- Physical labor
- Culture
- Community
- Hands-on
- Restoration
From Past Participants:
"ABE has definitely changed my life. The experiences I had and people I met have impacted me in an unforgettable way! The memories I made and laughs I shared could never be touched by Spring Break at the beach"
-2012 Participant
"After being to Stroud, you will never want to leave!"
-2012 Participant