New Orleans Volunteer Program for Teens
Hurricane Katrina displaced more than 600,000 people in the New Orleans area. Over 15 years later, many have still not returned home. Rebuilding efforts have been ongoing but recent natural disasters, including a January 2017 EF3 tornado, have left much work still to do. This New Orleans summer community service program for teens is an opportunity to work under the direction of Westcoast Connection, SBP and their AmeriCorps members on an active build site to directly help with the rebuilding efforts. When not restoring homes, participants on this New Orleans volunteer trip will get to explore the city daily. Take a guided Segway tour through the French Quarter, enjoy a night of cajun dinner and dancing, explore the history of civil rights and slavery and have an incredible adventure in the swamps of the bayou on an airboat alligator tour. All in all, this teen summer program offers an incredible experience: a meaningful project, a sense of community, hands-on homebuilding skills, teamwork, and fun.
About This Program
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What It’s Like
The perfect balance of meaningful service projects, cultural immersion and unforgettable adventures.
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Important
Participants must be age 16 or older by the start of this program.
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30 Service Hours
A certificate of completion detailing the program's service hours and projects will be issued after the trip.
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Recognition
Your service hours are eligible toward the President's Volunteer Service Award.
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Service Projects
We work directly with SBP, and everybody participates together in each project.
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Accommodations
Hotels.
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Meals
Includes breakfast and dinner daily, plus 4 lunches.
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Activities
Includes all recreation & activities listed.
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Transportation
Travel in passenger vans driven by our staff.
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Group Size
Up to 24 participants.
Program Highlights
- • Help rebuild homes as part of the disaster recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and subsequent storms.
- • Learn valuable home improvement skills including drywalling, mudding and painting.
- • Explore the French Quarter on a Segway.
- • Experience the iconic New Orleans swamplands on an airboat tour.
- • Work under the guidance of SBP’s AmeriCorps volunteers.
- • Learn about the history of slavery and civil rights on a plantation tour.
- • Make a difference in the lives of the families affected by disaster.
- • Learn how to cook traditional creole dishes.
Service Projects
Activities
Accommodations
New Orleans, Louisiana
In the heart of everything the Big Easy has to offer and with an outdoor pool and fitness gym to help us relax, the Homewood Suites by Hilton New Orleans French Quarter is the ideal place to recharge after busy days of volunteering and having fun.