Alternative Winter Break

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Alternative Winter Break

• Washington, D.C.
• Sponsored by the Volunteer Resource Center

By Angela Vitellaro
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Youth Service Opportunities Projects (YSOP)

• YSOP is an organization located in Washington,
  D.C. and New York
• The trip includes a weeklong service camp during
  January break.
• YSOP services are focused on the issues of hunger
  and homelessness.
• Participants are typically from a variety of
  majors with diverse backgrounds.

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Service Details

• Each day students participate in workcamps which
  focus on a range off issues pertaining to hunger
  and homelessness.
• Service projects vary year to year.
• These projects have included serving dinner at
  soup kitchens, sorting food at a food bank,
  preparing meals for people suffering from
  terminal or life-threatening diseases, cleaning
  the homes of elderly hoarders, and distributing
  newspapers with homeless vendors.

• At the conclusion of each day there is a
  reflection where students can share their
  reactions and ideas.
• Additional activities include speakers from the
  National Coalition for the Homeless as well as
  serving dinners.

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Alternative Winter Break

• YSOP 2008

• YSOP 2007

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Trip Details

• Cost we try to fundraise so that the trip is
  free to students
• Students are chosen through an application
  process.
• Breakfast and lunch is provided
• Sleeping arrangements are typically in a youth
  hostel or church.
• Nights are spent sight-seeing, playing games, and
  enjoying freetime.

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Work sites

• Street Sense is a newspaper written and
  distributed by venders who are currently or
  formerly homeless.

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Work sites

• Food and Friends

• DC Central Kitchen

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Work site

• Elder Buddies is a unique elderly advocacy
  program that helps prevent hoarders from being
  evicted, therefore avoiding homelessness.

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Other work sites and activities

• Capital Area Food Bank
• Community Family Life Services
• Parish Hall Dinner
• Dinner Program for Homeless Women (DPHW)
• So Others May Eat (SOME)
• Marthas Table

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Questions

• Contact
• Drew University Volunteer Resource Center
  care_at_drew.edu
• Lloyd Robotham lrobotha_at_drew.edu
• Angela Vitellaro avitella_at_drew.edu

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