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Last year ASP could serve only ONE out of every 10 families applying for help
This year, because of the depressed economy, we are receiving even more applications from families who urgently need our help to make it. Please consider helping a family today who is in desperate need of a warmer, safer and drier place to live. These families are our opportunity to be Jesus to the world. Click here to help.
If you have never made a gift to ASP before, your gift today can actually be DOUBLED by a special matching grant of up to $50,000! That means your $25 gift will be worth $50 to us over the summer ... and a $100 gift will be doubled to $200 to help even more families in need. Please give today.
Please give generously today so that ASP can help more families like the Taylors. This young couple and their one year old daughter are in a home that lacks insulation, making living unbearable during the winter months. They have a roof that is aging and leaking so badly that they had to turn off their electricity and cannot live in their home when it rains.
PS. If you've already made a gift, this is a great opportunity to share ASP with your friends and family who have not--EVERY gift is needed & EVERY gift helps! Thank you.
Spotlight Story: Hero
Charles Byrd is a hero who helped liberate a concentration camp during World War II. Read about St. Matthews UMC's (Annandale, VA) experience serving Charles and the reunion on Veteran's Day 2007 they helped facilitate with Edith, one of the survivors he freed. Read about Charles
Become a member of The Carpenter's Club today
Will you consider joining The Carpenter's Club, ASP's monthly giving program? Your loyal and generous support for Appalachia Service Project goes even further when you commit to give a set amount each month. When we know how much will be coming in every month from dedicated Carpenter's Club members, ASP can plan specific home repairs well in advance, helping to increase the numbers of families served and decrease the numbers of families on our waiting list. Please join today to help even more families in Central Appalachia. Learn more Sign up
New volunteering opportunity -- Specialty Weekends
Specialty Weekends are the newest addition to ASP's range of volunteer opportunities. Each weekend will feature rewarding home repair opportunities as well as times of reflection led by special speakers. These weekends offer participants an opportunity to enjoy a weekend of working and worshipping together in the hills and hollers of Central Appalachia. Learn more
2009 theme announced -- "Putting Faith Forward"
The theme for 2009 has been selected -- Putting Faith Forward (Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.") Congratulations to Rosanne Steller of Washington, DC for her winning entry.
If you would like to submit artwork for the theme, we will gladly review your entry. Any artwork accepted for the theme becomes the property of ASP and will be used for t-shirts, packets, etc. for the year 2009. Credit will be given to the artist. Please send artwork to Theme Design Contest. Theme design guidelines
Job opportunities with ASP: Year-Round staff
- Year-Round Staff (two positions, full-time/temporary, Jonesville VA & Chavies KY - September 2008-May 2009)
 The Front Porch
Read ASP's 2007 Annual Report featured this year in the July/August 2008 issue of The Front Porch. This annual report seeks to share a sampling of our work and accomplishments, the challenges and significant events in the life of our organization and the people we served in 2007. We are excited to share these stories with you -- and grateful for your role in making it all possible.
Last updated: August 19, 2008 | 
