People Helping People
Receive by giving:
- Expand your work skills
- Meet new people
- Develop your relationship with God through...
Summer Service
Through Summer Service you can make a difference in the lives of others and earn credit and a scholarship, by improving your self-esteem, leadership and job skills.
What You Give:
- Ten weeks of service
- Your time and talents
- Yourself
What You Receive:
- Up to $3,000 in scholarship aid
- Room and board for ten weeks
- A weekly stipend of $50 for ten weeks
- A chance to practice and develop leadership skills
- New friends
- The opportunity to grow spiritually
- The opportunity to fulfill your service learning requirement
Where You Work:
In churches, child-care centers, nursing homes, centers for the homeless and hungry, summer camps for churches, for handicapped youth, for inner-city children and other places of need throughout the Pacific North and South West.
Quotes from Summer Service Participants
"Summer Service is a wonderful opportunity to develop personal, spiritual, and service values. It is for every student who is interested in spending summer in an environment where they are both receiving from and giving back to the greater community."
The Reverend Debbie Roberts, Summer Service Director
"Summer Service allows students the opportunity to see God at work in the world through their personal service. It helps put words into action and faith into practice." Don Flora
"Summer Service allowed me to learn, grow and restore my faith in life and the spirit of service." Elissa Salas
"Summer Service introduced me to again what is good in life: nature peace and service to others." Anna Roy
"Summer Service allowed me to meet people who influenced me for the rest of my life!" Jorge Barraza
"Summer Service means more than meeting people and learning new skills. It gives one a greater love and concern for the world." Lisa Manley
"I did such a wide range of things through Summer Service. I learned that I was capable of doing a lot more than I thought!" Jessica Hunter
For more information or to apply, contact Debbie Roberts in the chapel, ext. 4320, robertsd@ulv.edu