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Goals & Expectations

We who volunteer through the Appalachia Help Weeks process recognize our goals to:

 

•  Support the area of Preston County physically, emotionally, spiritually, and financially.

 

•  Let the families who are served know that Catholics are people of Christ who care about others and want to help those in need.

 

•  Help eliminate the isolation of the deprived poor by “helping others help themselves.”

 

•  Help (to the best of our ability) make the assigned homes designated for repair as safe and as livable as possible.

 

•  Foster a deeper awareness of the Gospel in action and of Catholic Social Teaching among our volunteers, especially our youth.

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As a result of the Appalachia Help Weeks, we the participants:

 

1.    See and gain an understanding of the helplessness of poverty and isolation, and realize that we have the power and the duty to do something about it.

 

2.    Give hope to those who might not have had any before.

 

3.    Meet and make new friends with the families that we work with and for.

 

4.    Form friendships and a community of faith among the youth and adults who participate in the help week.

 

5.  Offer the gift of ourselves by praying and worshiping together.

 

6.    Hopefully provide each family with that little bit of help that they need to get back on their feet.

 

7.    Learn and experience the benefits of communal living.

 

8.  Empower and encourage each other to share the Good News of Christ.

 

9.  Develop an attitude of solidarity that views all as brothers and sisters no matter where or how they live.