The trailer unit
has 11 individual showers so there is plenty of privacy. You
get tokens that you place into the token box to start your shower water.
The water will be on for 6 minutes. Each shower stall is air conditioned
and is cleaned between each user. There may not be showers available on
Sunday, and there are no showers in the school.
Program Area
Our program area is the
gym of Anderson Elementary School. It is air conditioned. We use a mix
of bleachers and chairs.
Sleeping
Arrangements
Anderson Elementary has
two hallways that branch off of the central program area. One is for
Girls and one is for Boys and for staff. There are 15 to 20 people
assigned to each classroom. Most of the sleeping areas have carpet. All
of the sleeping areas are air conditioned.
Additional
Information
You may think an
elementary school is too small for this size of group, but on the
contrary, the size of the school is perfect for keeping the groups close
enough to mingle and manage.
WORKSITE INFORMATION
Anderson, IN is a city of about 60,000 people.
Anderson is located 45 minutes northeast of Indianapolis, pretty much in
the center of the state. Its heyday was in the 70's when General Motors
employed about 20,000 workers. Today, the city is severely depressed by
the loss of factory and engineering jobs. This city could benefit greatly
from a week of concentrated neighborhood revitalization by energetic
teens.
We help mainly the
elderly in Anderson. All have been extremely grateful. There are
relatively few Catholics in Anderson, and our work has been an eye-opener
for many who have never associated with Catholics before. They are always
impressed by our teens.
Typically, there are 4
day care projects. However, each one of those will also include some
clean up/fix up work along with working with children. There are also 4
social service centers we work at. They include 2 food banks, a homeless
shelter, and a veteran’s shelter.
This school is within
walking distance of several of our projects, and no one drives more than
20 minutes.
