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Honors Alternative Spring Break 2013 Information Session

Honors Alternative Spring Break 2013 Information Session. Mobile, AL. HASB History. 2008 – Pearlington , MS 2009 – New Orleans, LA 2010 – Immokalee, FL 2011 – New Orleans, LA 2012 – Dungannon , VA 2013 – Mobile, AL. HASB Leadership. Director: Sarah Mackey

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Honors Alternative Spring Break 2013 Information Session

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  1. Honors Alternative Spring Break 2013Information Session Mobile, AL

  2. HASB History • 2008 – Pearlington, MS • 2009 – New Orleans, LA • 2010 – Immokalee, FL • 2011 – New Orleans, LA • 2012 – Dungannon, VA • 2013 – Mobile, AL

  3. HASB Leadership Director: Sarah Mackey Assistant Director: Kevin Santa Maria Team Leaders: Steven Hong, Dave Levitz, Colleen McGillivray, Mike Picard, Andrea Schukal, Katelyn Weber, ShinzaXu

  4. Why we volunteer… Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. -Margaret Mead

  5. HASB 2013 Who: You and 55 other participants What: Building homes for the impoverished of an urban city Where: Mobile, AL When: Spring Break (March 15th– 23rd)

  6. Why homelessness in an urban city? • Homelessness especially in urban cities can affect • Children’s education • Crime rates • Voting outcomes

  7. Homelessness in Mobile 20.2% of individuals were below the poverty line in 2010 Alabama as of 2010 was ranked as the state with the 3rd highest poverty rate 6080 people homeless in Alabama in 2009, 2167 of those people were unsheltered

  8. Mobile, AL According to Fox10, in Southwest Alabama, about 3-out-of-10 children aged 18 and under don't know where or when they're going to get another meal and 1 in 4 families are go hungry.

  9. Who are we working with? Habitat for Humanity of Southwest Alabama

  10. What will we be doing? Building homes Mostly construction work

  11. Proposed Itinerary Friday Night: Depart UConn Saturday Night: Arrive in Mobile, AL Sunday: Introduction to Mobile and Group Bonding possible sight seeing. Mon-Thurs: Site-Work Friday: Site-Work, Evening exploring Mobile, Leave for UConn Saturday: Travel, Return to UConn

  12. Costs Transportation, Program Fees, Food, Housing Projected Cost per Person: $450-$500 Through fundraising, grant, and possible USG funding these costs will be lowered. Prospectively $300

  13. Questions? UConnHASB.com Director: Sarah.Mackey@UConn.edu Assistant Director: Kevin.Santa_Maria@UConn.edu HASB account: UCHasb@gmail.com

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