HCA Serves
The HCA Student Outcomes includes a section on Social Interaction and Global Engagement:
Purpose: The purpose of Social Interaction and Global Engagement is to train and develop appropriate God-honoring practices as it relates to social relationships, empathy, community, missions, and spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ locally and around the world.
Heritage Christian Academy students will be encouraged to identify needs and then create, organize, and implement a variety of projects that will facilitate student programs that reach out to others.
External examples include "participation in student-led local outreach programs facilitated by teachers, parents, and other community adults.
Skills include "demonstrate knowledge of, appropriate respect for, and Christ-like compassion for all people, especially those that do not share the same race, gender, religion, socio-economic background, age, moral values, linguistic background or physical abilities.
In an attempt to help meet this outcome, HCA is challenging every student in grades 7-12 to actively seek to complete 10 hours of community service during the school year. This can be service that comes while you are serving with a group (youth group, class, team, etc.) or service that you are doing on your own. This should be service to someone outside your church/school community. So providing baby-sitting for a church event or helping clean up after a ball game at school would not be a part of this 10-hour challenge.
Please log your hours online at the Presidential Service Awards website. This provides an easy way for us to keep track of the hours that individual students are logging.
The HCA Student Outcomes includes a section on Social Interaction and Global Engagement:
Purpose: The purpose of Social Interaction and Global Engagement is to train and develop appropriate God-honoring practices as it relates to social relationships, empathy, community, missions, and spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ locally and around the world.
Heritage Christian Academy students will be encouraged to identify needs and then create, organize, and implement a variety of projects that will facilitate student programs that reach out to others.
External examples include "participation in student-led local outreach programs facilitated by teachers, parents, and other community adults.
Skills include "demonstrate knowledge of, appropriate respect for, and Christ-like compassion for all people, especially those that do not share the same race, gender, religion, socio-economic background, age, moral values, linguistic background or physical abilities.
In an attempt to help meet this outcome, HCA is challenging every student in grades 7-12 to actively seek to complete 10 hours of community service during the school year. This can be service that comes while you are serving with a group (youth group, class, team, etc.) or service that you are doing on your own. This should be service to someone outside your church/school community. So providing baby-sitting for a church event or helping clean up after a ball game at school would not be a part of this 10-hour challenge.
Please log your hours online at the Presidential Service Awards website. This provides an easy way for us to keep track of the hours that individual students are logging.
RESOURCES
Mission Southside - A Neighbor's Heart: Mission Southside has regular opportunities to help with sorting and storing their items that are donated at their warehouse as well as a monthly opportunity to serve meals at the Center for Grace. HCA has partnered with MS for several years with students leading a weekly Bible club outreach in a local community.
Youth Volunteer Corps of KC - The Youth Volunteer Corps of Greater Kansas City is looking for youth from the ages of 11-18 years old to dedicate themselves to making a difference in Kansas City. Are you in?
Inclusion Connections - Mission: To strengthen the lives of individuals with disabilities by creating inclusive opportunities for community involvement, access to meaningful employment, and options for independent living. Inclusions Connections can provide numerous opportunities for students to be involved in a meaningful way with students with disabilities.
New Hope Presbyterian Food Pantry
At 9:00 a.m. on the 2nd Saturday of every month (weather permitting) a semi-truck drops off about 15 pallets of fresh produce to the parking lot at New Hope PCA. Then for the next two hours volunteers divide up the food and load it into vehicles. There are over 200 vehicles representing over 1000 individuals that begin lining up at about 4:00 a.m. It takes at least 30 volunteers in order for everything to run smoothly. This is a fun way to demonstrate your love for your neighbor. "Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, 'Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,' but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead." (James 2:15-17)
Location: New Hope PCA at 13310 S. Black Bob Rd.
Time: 9:00 to Noon
Phone: (913) 782-7325
Champions Special Ministries
If you are staying in the city over Spring Break, we need your help to make "CAMP" a possibility for some wonderful kids and young adults with Special Needs! Champions Special Ministries, a nonprofit located in Overland Park, KS will be holding a Spring Break Day Camp for children and young adults with Special Needs. In the years past, a number of Heritage students have served this ministry. Click the file link below for complete information about this opportunity.
Mission Southside - A Neighbor's Heart: Mission Southside has regular opportunities to help with sorting and storing their items that are donated at their warehouse as well as a monthly opportunity to serve meals at the Center for Grace. HCA has partnered with MS for several years with students leading a weekly Bible club outreach in a local community.
Youth Volunteer Corps of KC - The Youth Volunteer Corps of Greater Kansas City is looking for youth from the ages of 11-18 years old to dedicate themselves to making a difference in Kansas City. Are you in?
Inclusion Connections - Mission: To strengthen the lives of individuals with disabilities by creating inclusive opportunities for community involvement, access to meaningful employment, and options for independent living. Inclusions Connections can provide numerous opportunities for students to be involved in a meaningful way with students with disabilities.
New Hope Presbyterian Food Pantry
At 9:00 a.m. on the 2nd Saturday of every month (weather permitting) a semi-truck drops off about 15 pallets of fresh produce to the parking lot at New Hope PCA. Then for the next two hours volunteers divide up the food and load it into vehicles. There are over 200 vehicles representing over 1000 individuals that begin lining up at about 4:00 a.m. It takes at least 30 volunteers in order for everything to run smoothly. This is a fun way to demonstrate your love for your neighbor. "Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, 'Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,' but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead." (James 2:15-17)
Location: New Hope PCA at 13310 S. Black Bob Rd.
Time: 9:00 to Noon
Phone: (913) 782-7325
Champions Special Ministries
If you are staying in the city over Spring Break, we need your help to make "CAMP" a possibility for some wonderful kids and young adults with Special Needs! Champions Special Ministries, a nonprofit located in Overland Park, KS will be holding a Spring Break Day Camp for children and young adults with Special Needs. In the years past, a number of Heritage students have served this ministry. Click the file link below for complete information about this opportunity.
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