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March
STUDENTS ARRIVE!
11:30am
Check-in at the Cardinal Hotel
12:30pm
Lunch
1:30-3:30pm Orientation
3:30-5:30pm
Stanford University Tour
6pm
Welcome Dinner
Evening: Group Reflections and Discussions
more details |
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10am-12pm:
Coordinator Presentations
1-2:30pm: Participants share their research.
2:30-4pm:
Outdoor games
4-5pm:
Professor Don Barr
5-6pm: Stanford Students Groups
Evening: Group Reflections and Discussions
more details |
9am-12pm:
Visit the Opportunity Center
1-4pm: Group1 Volunteer at Sacred Heart Community Services
3-7pm: Volunteer at Urban Ministry
Evening: Group Reflections and Discussions
more details |
9am-1pm:
Group1 Volunteer at Urban Ministry
10am-1pm:
Group2: Volunteer at Sacred Heart Community Services
2-3:30: Prepare for EPATT
4:30-6pm: Volunteer with EPATT
Evening: Group Reflections and Discussions
more details |
10am-12pm: Visit ebay
Afternoon: Free Time at Stanford
Late Afternoon:
Move to SF
Evening: Group Reflections and Discussions
more details
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9am-4pm: Faithful Fools Street Retreat
Evening: Group Reflections and Discussions
more details |
| 9am-3pm
Glide Memorial Church
Evening: Group Reflections and Discussions
more details
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Tour of San Francisco
Evening: Group Reflections and Discussions
more details
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9am-2pm:
Visit the Department of Housing
3-5pm: Visit and volunteer at Asian Neighborhood Design
Evening: Group Reflections and Discussions
more details |
8:30am - 4:30pm Volunteer at Habitat for Humanity
Evening: Group Reflections and Discussions
more details
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10am-12pm: Visit Public Advocates
3pm:
Move to Marin
Group Reflections
Evening: Group Work on Final Projects
more details
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Morning:
Work on Final Projects
Afternoon: Work on Final Projects
Evening: Final Projects
more details |
Morning:
Final Reflections
Afternoon:
Move to the Clarion
6:00pm
Final Dinner
8pm
Farewell Presentation
more details
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| Morning:
Leave hotel for airport
Afternoon:
Fly Back to Japan
more details
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* Time and dates are subject to change
* Events in black are fixed
* Events in pink are tentative
* Events in green are volunteer activities
* Events in purple are tours or visits
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Morning |
Participants arrive: VIA Staff will pick up the participants from the airport. |
| 11:30am |
Check in to the Cardinal Hotel |
| Noon |
Have lunch |
| 1:30-3:30pm |
Orientation |
| 3:30-5:30pm |
Tour of the Stanford University Campus: The Stanford Coordinators will take the participants on a tour of the campus. They will visit the Art Museum, Sculpture Garden, Hoover Tower, and more. |
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| 6pm |
Welcome Dinner |
| Evening |
Group Reflections and Discussions: Every night students will reflect on the days activities. They will share their thoughts with each other and discuss different aspects of the poverty issues. They will also talk about what to expect for the next days activities and prepare for their visits. |
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| 10am-12pm: |
Coordinator Presentations: Stanford Coordinators will talk about how different entities contribute to the homeless and impoverished communities. Each Coordinator will focus on services provided by either the government, NPOs/religious groups, corporations, or educational institutions and student groups. |
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| 1-2:30pm: |
Participants share their research: Participants will get into groups of four to share thier research they will each have about 15-20 minutes to share. Then they will discuss similarities and differences that they find in the U.S. and Japan. |
| 2:30-4pm: |
Outdoor Games: We will take a break with games in the grass. |
| 4-5pm: |
Professor Donald Barr: Sociology and Biology professor, Dr. Barr, not only teaches students at Stanford university, but also is a very important part of the local community in helping the un housed. You will hear from him about how he got involved. |
5-6pm |
Student Group Panel: Meet Stanford students who are part of student groups that focus on helping the impoverished communities |
| Evening |
Group Reflections and Discussions |
| March 19, Wednesday |
| 9am-12pm |
Visit the Opportunity Center: The Opportunity Center is a mixed-use facility built in the heart of the Midpeninsula region that provides coordinated services and housing to homeless men, women and children in our community - and those at risk of becoming homeless. It also serves as a resource to the whole community in the challenge of responding to homelessness. We will meet with Dr. Osterberg and Dr. Reicherter who provide heath services for residence of this center. |
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| Afternoon |
1-3pm:
Group 1: Volunteer at Sacred Heart Community Services: Sacred Heart Community Service offers various services for immigrant, homeless, and impoverished communities. Participants will learn about this organization and help with sorting food donations, packing family and homeless food bags, distributing groceries and produce, or sorting and hanging clothing donations.: |
3-7pm:
Group2: Volunteer at Urban Ministry: Urban Ministry provides many services for the homeless community in Palo Alto. One service is providing hot meals every day of the week at different churches around Palo Alto. Students will help prepare and serve food to the Palo Alto community. |
| Evening: |
Group Reflections and Discussions |
| March 20, Thursday |
| Morning |
9am-1pm:
Group 1: Volunteer for Urban Ministry:
See description above
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10am-1pm:
Group 2: Volunteer at Sacred Heart Community Services: See description above |
2-3:30pm |
Prepare for EPATT: Participants will need to figure out what they will teach at EPATT and practice origami. |
| 4:30-6pm: |
Volunteer with EPATT: East Palo Alto Tenis and Tutoring provides tenis and tutoring lessons for children from low income families in East Palo Alto. Participants will teach these children how to fold Origami and spend some time with them. |
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| Evening: |
Group Reflections and Discussions |
| March 21, Friday |
| 10am-12pm |
Visit ebay: Participants will visit a local corporation called ebay that has given a grant to the SAC program. We will learn from this corporation about how they provide services for |
| Afternoon |
Free Time at Stanford University |
| Late Afternoon |
Move to Hosteling International |
| Evening |
Group Reflections and Discussions |
| March 22, Saturday |
| 9am-4pm |
Faithful Fools Street Retreat; Participants will go on a street retreat with Faithful Fools which guides people through the streets of San Francisco in the shoes of the homeless. Participants will walk around observing people around them and spending a day as the homeless might spend their time. This includes eating at soup kitchens, discussions and reflections after. |
| Evening: |
Group Reflections and Discussions |
| March 23, Sunday |
| 9am-3pm |
Visit Glide Memorial Church: The Sunday Celebration at Glide Memorial Church is quite unique. The Glide Ensemble will clap, sway and blast out the spirit of empowerment though singing a variety of songs, including jazz, blues and gospel. Participants will also have an opportunity to serve food in the soup kitchen or prepare bagged lunches for people in poverty. More information about Glide can be found at http://www.glide.org/ |
| Evening: |
Group Reflections and Discussions |
| March 24, Monday |
| All Day |
Free Time in San Francisco: You and the coordinators will explore San Francisco in your topic groups. You will have a chance to visit various famous places such as Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf, Ghirardelli Square, China Town, etc.
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| Evening |
Group Reflections and Discussions |
| March 25, Tuesday |
| 9am-2pm: |
Visit the Department of Housing Services: Participants will visit the Department of Housing and meet the committee in charge of homeless programs in San Francisco. They will also visit a few shelters that the government works with and speak to residents of the facilities.
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3-5pm |
Visit and Volunteer with Asian Neighborhood Design (A.N.D): Participants will visit A.N.D. to learn about their job training programs and see the housing facilities for people in poverty. They will also help clean up the parks and surrounding area that the children play at. |
| Evening |
Group Reflections and Discussions |
| March 26, Wednesday |
| 9am-4pm: |
Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity: Habitat for Humanity has been helping low-income families build and own their own homes since July 1986. Participants will have a chance to join a project in San Francisco to help build a house for a low income family. |
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| Evening |
Group Reflections and Discussions |
| March 27, Thursday |
| 10am-12pm: |
Visit Public Advocates: You will meet with John Affeldt and other lawyers who work with cases that help the impoverished communities. |
| 3pm |
Move to Marin Headlands: |
| 4pm |
Group Reflections |
| 7pm |
Work on Final Project: Participants will reflect on what they have learned through the program and compare the U.S. poverty issues and services to Japan. Students will also figure out ways they can get involved in their community at home. |
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| March 28, Friday |
| All Day |
Work on Final Projects |
| Evening |
Final Projects : Participants will get into their topic groups and share their presentation with each other. |
| March 29, Saturday |
| Morning |
Final Reflections: Participants will look inside themselves and think about who they are in relation to service. Who are they and who have they become through this program? |
| Afternoon |
Move to Clarion Hotel |
6pm |
Final Dinner |
8pm |
Final Ceremony: There will be speaches by participants, coordinators, and the program director. Each participant will receive a certificate of completion. |
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| March 30, Sunday |
Morning |
Participants leave for Japan |
