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Social work majors volunteer in Phoenix during J-Term

FOR RELEASE January 17, 2007

Mack Miller of Huntington, Ind., and Nicole Callaway of Bryan, Ohio, (right) with Deborah Kidd-Chapman, director of the Keys Community Center

HUNTINGTON, IN—Four social work students completed January Term in Phoenix, Ariz., working in a community neighborhood ministries program and in a local agency called Southwest Leadership Foundations. 

Emily Risser, senior social work major, gave 10 days of volunteer service at the Neighborhood Ministries program where she worked with children in the surrounding community who attend a daily boys and girls club. 

Carla MacDonald, assistant professor of social work, and Jenna Rumple of Warren, Ind., with Juan from the Neighborhood Ministries Center

Mack Miller, Nicole Callaway and Jenna Rumple, all junior social work majors, were assigned to Southwest Leadership. Miller and Callaway provided service to the organization's community center called the KEYS. Callaway worked in a preschool for children ages two to five, and Miller worked in an afterschool program for kindergarten through third graders as well as in the youth development program for at-risk and adjudicated youth. Rumple worked in the recovery from homelessness program call The Bridge, which is a “hands-on” assistance program for at risk families to recover from homelessness for up to two years. 

Mack Miller with children from the Keys Community Center

The juniors’ work meets the requirement for completion of their junior social work practicum. 

The area of Phoenix was chosen to provide a diverse culture experience for students to assist them with gaining a perspective of the Hispanic culture. The trip was coordinated through Food for the Hungry, which is headquartered in Phoenix. Jamie Fiedler from this agency provided staff support for the trip.

Jenna Rumple with Amy Sue Seiser, Director of The Bridge

Emily Risser of St. Thomas, Pa., with children at the Neighborhood Ministries Center

Nicole Callaway with children in the afterschool program at the Keys

Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S.News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington University is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in northeast Indiana. The University is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).

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