Border Servant Corps
Goal of Program
Border Servant Corps promotes and demonstrates justice, kindness, and humility through the intentional exploration of community, simplicity, social justice, and spirituality in the U.S./México border region.
Type of Placement
Communications & Public Relations | Fund Raising, Grant Writing & Development | Hispanic Ministry | Immigration & Refugee Services | Lawyer, Legal Aide & Paralegal | Social Work | Soup Kitchen & Food Distribution | Transportation (Driver, Pilot, Etc) | Volunteer Coordinator
Service Area
The U.S. / México border is a unique space where cultures meet, collide, and mesh in an atmosphere of constant change. El Paso, Texas borders Cuidad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico and is the largest bi-national metropolitan area in the Western Hemisphere. Las Cruces, NM, 45 miles north from the Mexico border, is located in a state that ranks 48th in a state-to-state comparison of economic well-being, 49th in overall child well-being, and family and community, and 50th in education (Kids Count, 2017). There are many places of natural beauty nearby, including mountains for hiking and camping.
Service Length
1-2 weeks.
Requirements
Adhering to volunteer regulations.
Financial Arrangements
Living Arrangements
Participants live in a community house.
Training
An orientation is provided for each group.
Application Deadline
Rolling basis.
Address
PO Box 1257
Las Cruces Dona Ana, 88004
Phone: 575-522-7119 Ext. 16
Website
http://www.borderservantcorps.org
Primary Contact
Kari Lenander
Affiliations
Lutheran, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Secondary Contacts