Service is at the very core of our Encounter Service Camp experience. Most participants say that their time out at the service sites were, at times, both the most challenging and most rewarding parts of Encounter. At our sites, we hope to really get to know the people we serve. Yes we want to serve, but we also know that the people we hope to serve have great value and dignity and we have much to learn from them as well.

We serve & have served with wonderful organizations like: Broad Acres ES, Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Catholic University, Carver Terrace, Davis Memorial Goodwill Industries, Elder Buddies, Food and Friends, Fr. McKenna Center, Friendship House, Girl Scout Camps, Green Door, Highland View Elementary School, Hispanic Outreach Center, HSC Pediatric Center, Kennedy Institute, Langston Day Care, Little Friends for Peace, Little Sisters of the Poor, Lutheran Social Services, Martha's Table, Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church, N-Street Village, National City Christian Church, Oak View Elementary School, Pallotti Day Care/Convent, Peace Camp, Perry School, Rock Creek Manor, St. Ann's Infant and Maternity Home, Salvation Army, Sasha Bruce Youth Works, SHARE, S.O.M.E., Sursum Corda, United Cerebral Palsy, Washington Center for Aging Services, Washington Home, and many others. We look forward to working with other organizations as well.

If you would like to suggest that we consider a site, please contact Ann G. or Bill. We would be delighted to chat with you.

You can also download our Service Site Questionnaire that we use to clarify and confirm information with all of our service sites.

In most every case, we need service sites that are:

• Available Monday, July 14 to Thursday July 17 from about 9:30am-3pm AND Friday July 18, from about 9:30am-noon.
• Possible to get to by metro, shuttle, or car, [with a parking lot] and are generally less than 1/2 hour travel time away from Georgetown.
• Direct-Relational Service -working WITH the folks we serve, most of the time... along with minimal 'down-time.'
• Safe and appropriate, along with clear instructions and accountability so that we know who we report to and what we should be doing.
• Appropriate for 9-12 graders with their adult supervision. We are generally in groups of about a dozen, but this can be quite flexible.
• We also need to know about and be able to accommodate any special vaccines, medical or training issues, extensive orientation procedures, safety issues, age restrictions, etc... These can sometimes make it impossible to serve there, particularly without advanced notice.

 

These are general expectations. We have several sites that are flexible with these expectations. If a service site is exceptional, we might need to be a bit creative.

Thanks! Bill & Ann