Short-term volunteers more important than ever
Long-term volunteers (those who make a commitment of 12 months or longer) have always been the heart and soul of Christian Appalachian Project. Though CAP has long welcomed short-term volunteers (individuals who serve 3 weeks – several months), these volunteers have typically been an extra set of hands or have filled a need during a [...]
New volunteer house opens
In October 2011, the eight-bedroom McCreary Volunteer House opened, and CAP’s McCreary County volunteers left their previous home—a small trailer—behind for good. The new house doubles CAP’s volunteer capacity for the county, and gives our volunteers something that was lacking in their old home—space. The house was made possible through the generous donations of many [...]
Orientation Class of September 2011
On September 15, 2011, Christian Appalachian Project commissioned the 22 long-term volunteers who have joined the program since July. These new volunteers spent the week in orientation at Camp Andrew Jackson learning CAP rules and guidelines (boring, but necessary) and also attending workshops on cooking in community–which means working with a limited budget and [...]
Big changes for the Volunteer Program
Big changes are happening in the Christian Appalachian Project Volunteer Program. Effective August 2011, long-term volunteers will be asked to make a commitment of 12 months, rather than 9-12 months. Though 12 months has always been the preferred commitment, CAP has offered long-term volunteer benefits for volunteers serving 9-11 months for the past several years. [...]
CAP commissions new long-term volunteers
Each summer, the CAP Volunteer Program invites all summer camp, short-term and long-term volunteers out for summer activity. This event is often the only opportunity our short- and long-term volunteers have to meet the volunteers serving at Camp AJ and Camp Shawnee, and is the only opportunity the two camp staffs have to get together. [...]
Congrats to the Class of 2011!
Christian Appalachian Project congratulates all recent college graduates on an impressive achievement. We especially wish to congratulate the 13 and counting recent grads who have joined us or will be joining us as long-term volunteers this summer and fall. Take a moment to meet some of our volunteers from the Class of 2011: Leah [...]
Ichthus 2011: Be the one.
Christian Appalachian Project is proud to be a ministry partner of the Ichthus Festival in Wilmore, Kentucky, for the fifth consecutive year. We will have volunteers at the Christian festival checking wristbands, operating our shower trailer and telling people about our work at our booth in the Global Village. Our theme for the festival is [...]
Ichthus Food Drive: One Can Helps Fight Hunger
Got one can of food? Then you can help fight hunger in eastern Kentucky. Christian Appalachian Project (CAP), a proud ministry partner of Ichthus 2011, will be collecting canned food all weekend long to benefit CAP’s Grateful Bread Food Pantry in Mt. Vernon, Ky. We’re asking everyone to bring just one can of food to help [...]
Attention Volunteer Alumni
CAP volunteer alumni: we’re building a better alumni program, and we need your help. Our alumni survey is your opportunity to let us know how the Volunteer Program can better serve our exiting volunteers and alumni. The survey has two purposes. The first is to gather your opinions onCAP Connection, the website, reunions, career services, etc. [...]
WorkFest 2011
We are continuing our March tradition of partnering with colleges to make a difference in the lives of eastern Kentucky families. We look forward to hosting students during the following weeks: Week One: March 6-11 Week Two: March 13-18 Week Three: March 20-25 Participating Schools See who will be at WorkFest 2011. Speaker/Artist Bios We’ve [...]
