YASC and Lotus House Women's Shelter are thrilled to announce YASC's inaugural service program to Miami! Lotus House's mission is to improve the lives of women, youth and children experiencing homelessness by providing sanctuary, support, education, tools and resources that empower them to improve the quality of their lives on every level, achieve greater self-sufficiency, and build safe, secure lives.
Working in collaboration with Lotus House Women's Shelter, volunteers will be assigned to the following projects:
- Halloween Preparation: organizing costumes, helping children select their costume, preparing candy bags, creating decorations using recycled materials.
- Cleaning and Organization: working with the operations team to inventory essential supplies, cleaning common areas, organizing spaces.
- Gardens: helping in the gardens with weeding, planting, cleaning.
- After-school Activities: assisting with homework and tutoring, hosting a fun activity for the children.
- Overtown Community Distribution: helping Lotus House set up, handing out items, cleaning up.
In addition to these projects, Lotus House is looking for help with:
- Hosting an activity: Arts & crafts, sewing, painting, dance, yoga, mediation for adults.
- Hosting a workshop: hosting a workshop for adults on financial literacy, job skills, customer service, emails, computer skills, etc. Other areas of need include literacy, mentoring, wellness, CV/workforce preparedness.
Review program policies, trip itinerary, terms and conditions. For questions or further information feel free to contact co-trip producers Catherine McCulloch '84 and Danielle Morgan '00 MSN at yascmiami2025@gmail.com or João Aleixo at the YAA.
