In The News - Group Workcamps

July 13, 2011, Sturgis, SD: Volunteers help improve Black Hills homes DEADWOOD — Those who say that kids these days don't know how to work have about 400 reasons to change their minds Read the article
July 12, 2011, Trenton, NJ: VIDEO: Workcamp comes to East Trenton VIDEO: Workcamp comes to East Trenton Read the article
July 11, 2011, Sturgis, SD: Belle Fourche homes get renovation help Two Belle Fourche homes are being renovated this week thanks to more than 400 high school students from across the country on their sixth project with NeighborWorks Dakota Home Resources. Read the article
July 8, 2011, Cumberland Times-News: Group Workcamps connects country with community Mingled with the bangs and whirs of hammers, saws and drills were the sounds of laughter and music in Allegany County this week as 240 youths and about 10 adults from throughout the United States gathered to rehabilitate houses at 32 separate sites. Read the article
July 13, 2009, Virginia: More than 300 high school students help fix homes in our area. The Lynchburg and Campbell County chapters of Rebuilding Together are partnering with Group Workcamps to help repair and restore local homes... Watch the video
July 9, 2009, New York: Group Workcamps Shares their love with port jervis once again. They arrived June 28 at Port Jervis High School in cars and vans decorated with "Honk if you love Jesus" and "Port Jervis or Bust" painted colorfully on their vehicles... Read the article
July 8, 2009, Georgia: Young volunteers pitch in to patch up athens homes. An army of teens brandishing paintbrushes and saws sprawled out across Athens early Wednesday on a mission to give dozens of homes a facelift... Read the article
July 7, 2009, Utah: Teens' service benefits tribe. More than 111 teenagers from a Colorado-based foundation spent last week working on various construction and home improvement projects at 22 homes on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation... Read the article
July 6, 2009, Colorado: Teen volunteers enrich lives with week of hope. When youths from around the country arrived to Loveland last week, they didn't come to admire the sculptures or explore the Rockies... Read the article
July 6, 2009, Pennsylvania: Volunteers from nine states, canada lend helping hand. Inspired by their faith and the desire to help homeowners in need, nearly 400 teenage and adult volunteers are dedicating their time to repair homes in Washington County... Read the article
July 3, 2009, Michigan: Group Workcamp spruces up bay city homes. Ken DeBats went out Wednesday morning to buy milk and two dozen doughnuts for people fixing up his house... Read the article
July 2, 2009, Utah: More than 100 volunteers from across the country came to utah this week. Teenagers performed extensive home repairs for residents of the Ute reservation... Watch the video
July 2, 2009, New Jersey: Workcamp underway to fix Homes of Needy in Bayshore. Thousands of dollars worth of paint, lumber, and home-repair supplies have been delivered to 65 homes in the Bayshore area - ready to be put to use at no cost to home owners ... Read the article
July 1, 2009, Virginia: Youths' camp experience prepares them to share the love of jesus. Did you ever think you would go on a missions trip and have your hands bound like a prisoner... Read the article
June 29, 2009, Virginia: Helping hands repair homes for franklin county residents. About 250 volunteers from around the country made a recent trip to Franklin County to help with home repairs for those who can't afford them... Read the article
June 29, 2009, Nebraska: Young volunteers launch home repair misson. When organizer Todd Skrzyniarz shouted "Illinois!" inside Grace University's teen-filled auditorium, half of the audience screamed... Read the article
June 25, 2009, Wisconsin: Work camp youth bring food donations. A 20-foot long row of canned goods stacked as high as six cans tall spanned the center of the gym floor at Case High School... Read the article
June 18, 2009, Georgia: It's hammer time for christian campers. 400 high schoolers from around the nation unite to improve Savannah homes... Read the article
June 18, 2009, Ohio: What they did on their summer vacations. Students from all over the U.S. pitch in to help finish home projects... Read the article
June 17, 2009, North Carolina: Youths descend on county to make repairs. Group Workcamps makes fifth visit... Read the article
June 7, 2009, Ohio: Home-Repair blitz targets hamilton. The city has been selected by a national nonprofit group for a major effort to fix up dozens of homes next year... Read the article

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