Come to Appalachia to raise roofs. Fix floors. And build a whole new you!

1. www.BuildANewYou.org

2. Life-changing home repair ministry
Volunteers make homes warmer, safer, and drier for
low-income families in Central Appalachia
Each year…
 15,000 volunteers from
all over the country
 Repair about 500 homes
 28 rural Appalachian
communities
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3. Youth Program:
8 weeks every
summer
Adult Program:
Fall, winter, and
spring
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4. Make one family's home
warmer, safer, and drier
Repair roofs, install insulation,
fix floors, shore up foundations,
build handicapped ramps, and
perform a host of other repairs
Worship, bond, and pull
together as a group
Lift an Appalachian family's
spirits and remind them that
God's love knows no boundaries
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5. Develop a heart for Christian
service
Discover what you're really
made of
Help you make a dent in
poverty right here in America
Give you new appreciation for
what you have
Draw your group or church
closer together
Come home more on fire for
your faith and more involved in
your church or community
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6. Volunteer in small groups
Week or long weekend
College, mid-career or retired
Come through a church,
civic or service organization,
or just a group of friends
Specialty weekends: women,
singles, college students, social
justice
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7. Serve for one week in the summer
Summer is 8 weeks (early June to early August)
2 adult group leaders for every 5 youth
Minimum age: 14
Bring as many
groups as you like.
Some churches bring
10 groups, some bring
one.
Apply in
September for the
following summer
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8. Founded in 1969
Glenn “Tex” Evans, a United
Methodist Minister
50 youth repaired 4 homes
and ASP was born
Over the past 40 years…
 250,000 volunteers
 14,000 homes repaired
 Countless lives changed
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10. Poverty rates more than
double the national
average
One in four lives below
the poverty level
62,500 homes are
substandard
Nearly half of families
have annual household
incomes below $20,000
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11. Turnkey mission trip
Just sign up, get
ready, and show up!
We take care of the
rest. ASP provides:
 Lodging & food
 Projects
 Construction supplies
& expertise
 Evening programming
and entertainment
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