Volunteering is fun!

This past week was a really good week for me. On Monday we continued to put up more siding but with it raining off and on it caused us to work a little slower and we did eventually move inside because of the rain.

Pray for Haiti

The Christian Appalachian Project Volunteer Program stands in solidarity and in prayer with the people of Haiti. Please remember those suffering and those who are assisting them in your prayers today.

God doesn’t call the qualified, he qualifies the called.

By Kate Stefanowicz This past week in housing was a pretty typical week for me. We continued working on siding the house and we’ve almost completed the whole house except for a few little areas. We also got to work in the rain this week, which is always a good time especially when you get [...]

Shannon Alford: My discernment process

My decision to volunteer lasted about seven years. When I was a freshman in college I had set my sights towards getting a business degree and moving to New York, but in the back of my mind a much stronger desire was lingering, my call to serve. I was unsure how I was going to survive (financially, emotionally, physically) simple living. I knew I wanted it, but I wasn’t convinced it would be worth the risk in the long-run. Inevitably, I would be proving myself wrong.

Volunteer Video Reel

Several videos on various volunteer opportunities with Christian Appalachian Project: Summer Camp, Respite, Family Advocacy, and nontraditional volunteer opportunities.

A trip to Harold’s House

By Kate Stefanowicz Over this last week we’ve accomplished a lot on our worksite. We’ve put up new siding on about half the house and it’s starting to look like a whole new house already. We saw our participant a few times this week and she was very pleased with the progress we were making. [...]

Your service needed

Have you ever felt God calling you to do more? We have an urgent need for long-term volunteers in several areas, particularly in Housing and Child and Family Development. Substandard housing is a perisistent and devestating challenge in Central Appalachia, and our volunteers serve year-round providing warm, safe and dry housing for children and families [...]

You’re GROUNDED!!!!

By Kate Stefanowicz “You’re Grounded” has been a very popular phrase this week at CAP. And it also doesn’t mean what most people think of when they hear this phrase. For us at CAP, it means all of our CAP vehicles are to stay put at the volunteer houses. Therefore this first week back from [...]

Discernment

“Discernment” is widely used to describe the process of choosing a religious vocation, but–as any full-time lay volunteer knows–the term is just as apropos to the decision of if, when and where to become a long-term volunteer.  Choosing to volunteer full-time for any length of time is a significant commitment. Joining a volunteer program such [...]

Why CAP?

By Kate Stefanowicz These last two weeks I have been at home in Connecticut with my family and friends. It was a great time and it was really nice to see everyone again and catch up with friends I haven’t seen in awhile. A common question that came up and has been coming up recently [...]