Where Can Teams Go in Virginia?

There are several opportunities for work teams to serve in Virginia and they are listed below.

For details of the needs of each site, please contact the person listed.

Camp Alta Mons Rev. Steve McMillion, 2824 Crockett Springs, Shawsville, VA 24162; (540) 268-2409; fax (540) 268-9503; office@altamons.org. Website: www.altamons.org. Day camp, renovations, painting, construction, trail development, senior assistance, community education assistance, food bank and habitat aid. Youth, Senior highs, and Adults accepted; RV with hookups; 28 maximum.

Harvest of Hope Shawn Kiger, 3383 Sweet Hollow Road, Big Island, VA 24526; 1 800 333-4597; fax (804) 299-5949; sosahoh@endhunger.org. Website: www.endhunger.org. Work/study camps focused on hunger issues: education, worship, gleaning and distribution of leftover produce. Junior highs, senior highs and adults accepted; 12 maximum.  

Heart Havens Martha Stokes, PO Box 1688, Glen Allen, VA 23060; 1-800-768-6040; marthastokes@vaumc.org. Website: www.vaumc.org. Construction of homes for persons with mental retardation. Junior highs, senior highs and adults accepted.

Henry Fork Center Susan Putnam, PO Box 888, Rocky Mount, VA 24151; (540) 483-2819; susanputnam@msn.com. Construction, repairs, landscaping. Junior highs, senior highs and adults accepted; 25 maximum.

Petersburg Urban Ministries P. Michael Watts, P. O. Box 708, Petersburg, VA 23804 (804) 862-1104, shalomnow@earthlink.net. Housing rehab, including demolition, carpentry, painting, roofing, electrical, plumbing. Jr. High and Sr. High welcome with adult supervision. Housing arrangements available at local UMC, showers at YMCA. Large groups can be accommodated. Times can range from day to week, or weekends. Teams welcome year round.

Project Crossroads Betty Metheney / Harry Howe, 214 East Main Street, Marion, VA 24354; (540) 782-3339; fax (540) 782-3833; projectcrossroads@netva.com. Housing rehab, new home construction, firewood cutting and splitting, painting. Junior highs, senior highs and adults accepted; RV hookups nearby. Individual volunteers accepted.

Rappahannock Native American Center Anne Richardson or Faye Fortune, (804) 769-0260; fax (804) 769-9250; rappahannocktrib@aol.com. Native American Cultural Museum construction. Senior highs, adults accepted. 15 maximum. RV hookups nearby.

Westview on the James Missions Blanton Youell, 1231 Westview Road, Goochland, VA 23063; (804) 457-4210;  wvblanton@hughes.net. Website: www.westviewonthejames.org. New housing construction, minor home repair, yard chores, gleaning fields, food bank and homeless feeding assistance, building and repair projects on site. Junior highs, senior highs, adults accepted. 45 maximum. RV hookups available.