Howard students have not forgotten about the people
of New Orleans and the disaster of Hurricane Katrina. -Debbie Origho, ASB student co-coordinator
A Break in the Storm Watch and experience the story of students
from Alternative Spring Break 2006.
WHUR 96.3 FM to Host 12-Hour Radiothon
The work is not done…and we need your help again. Join WHUR 96.3 FM, Sunday, March 9, 2008 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for “Lend A Helping Hand,” a 12-hour radiothon to send 550 Howard University students back to New Orleans, La to finish the job of rebuilding. You can drop off your donations at WHUR, 529 Bryant Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20059 or call our toll-free phone bank at 1-877-794-8796, or donate here on line.
In 2007 the University experienced an unprecedented number of students with hearts for service volunteering to spend their break helping the people of New Orleans who are still in despair more than two years after the region was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. More than 500 undergraduate, graduate and law school students boarded eleven buses bound for New Orleans to fulfill the promise made to the people of New Orleans last year by our President, H. Patrick Swygert as he greeted the returning ASB 2006 students, “This is not a one and done; this will be a consistent effort. Our students made us very proud, and this demonstrates to our friends from the Gulf Coast region that we are still engaged, still involved, and we still love them.”
ASB 2007: Students at Work
Undergraduate and graduate students:
Partnered with Habitat for Humanity to rebuild homes for the residents of New Orleans Parish
Volunteered with the Common Ground Relief effort in the Lower 9th Ward and gutted/cleared homes to rid homeowners of mold problems
Assisted in tutoring youth
Howard University Law School students:
Helped property owners in eminent domain cases and other property litigation with the Loyola University of New Orleans legal clinic
Helped homeowners clear their title in order to receive much-needed government recovery aid
Investigated the cases of individuals who may have been wrongfully convicted with the Innocence Project
Contact Us:
Office of the Dean of the Chapel
Howard University
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel
2371 Sixth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20059
Phone: 202-806-7280
Fax: 202-806-4641 www.howard.edu/chapel
Howard University’s ASB has been recognized by:
ABC
CNN
MSNBC
ABC World News Tonight, which aired March 24, 2006, named the then 250 New Orleans HU volunteers the coveted “People of the Week” award.
In 2008, we plan to once again return to New Orleans to continue the rebuilding and restoration efforts to help those that are still recovering more than two years later. Our students are dedicated and committed to serving the citizens of New Orleans until satisfactory restoration of life has been achieved.
ASB History
Howard University’s Alternative Spring Break (ASB), coordinated through the Office of the Dean of the Chapel, has been taking students on public service missions since 1996 – immersing participants in unique cultures to provide immediate assistance and to reflect on the challenges prevalent in communities throughout society.
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