Social Services
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Agency: San Antonio Food Bank
Fee: $100
Mode of Transportation: Passenger Van
Type of Lodging: Sleeping bags at a church facility (participants provide their own sleeping bag)
Registration Type: Online registration on Wednesday, December 2 at 12:00pm
Service Projects
Serve the homeless, at-risk youth, immigrants, and those affected by poverty in the San Antonio area. Participants will join forces with the San Antonio Food Bank to learn and serve through their urban garden, Kids Café, Haven for Hope and food warehouse programs. Hands-on service and educational sessions will provide participants insight to the social issues impacting the city of San Antonio.
Service tasks may include sorting donations, basic renovation and facilities maintenance, serving meals, gardening, and other outreach projects.
2016 Experience
We were fighting hunger and feeding hope. Addressing food insecurity throughout the trip, we were actively combating the issues that families face everywhere across the world and we were recognizing many of the things that we often take for granted. ASB is indeed an experience, a venture to gain a new perspective about our world and explore new issues that we may not normally think about in our daily lives.
-Christina Davis, ASB 2016 Social Services participant
Read Christina's full experience here.
ASB 2016 Trips
Affordable Housing
Location: Jackson, Mississippi
Agency: Habitat for Humanity
Renovate and construct new homes for residents in downtown Jackson.
Animal Services
Location: Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Agency: Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge
Assist animals indirectly by caring for their environments.
Education
Location: New York, New York
Agency: Junior Achievement of New York
Lead hands-on activities that teach workforce readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship.
Environmental Conservation
Location: Galveston, Texas
Agency: Galveston Bay Foundation
Serve those affected by manmade and natural disasters in Galveston.
Global Poverty
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Agency: Heifer International
Increase your awareness and take action against global poverty in this immersive experience.
Hunger and Homelessness
Location: Biloxi, Mississippi
Agency: Community Collaborations, Inc.
Aid the Gulf Coast relief efforts and make a difference in the lives of those affected by homelessness.
Park Preservation
Location: Hulbert, Oklahoma
Agency: Oklahoma State Parks
Help Three Forks Nature Center staff restore the natural beauty of Sequoyah State Park.
Healthcare
Location: Killeen, Texas
Agency: Variety’s Peaceable Kingdom Retreat for Children
Lead activities in this one-of-a-kind camp designed for children with chronic illnesses and special needs.
Social Services
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Agency: San Antonio Food Bank
Help the homeless, at-risk youth, and those affected by poverty in the San Antonio area.
Sustainability
Location: Mt. Vernon, Kentucky
Agency: Appalachia-Science in the Public Interest
Learn about sustainable development and resource management in four focus areas: food systems, ecosystems, energy and culture.