Kentucky: Frontier Housing

Believing in the transformative power of homeownership

Community Partner: Frontier Housing

Trip Dates: May 3-10, 2025

Location: Morehead, Kentucky

Number of Participants: 10

Price: $500

Included in participant fee:

All logistical and travel expenses: Rental vehicles for roundtrip transportation (damage/insurance coverage included), gas for rental vehicles, parking for rental vehicles, toll fees incurred during travel, and overnight lodging for entire week on-site at Frontier Housing.
Project/service fees OR donation to community partner for facilitating week of service/alternative break experience.
Buck-I-SERV supplies/swag: Individual items (t-shirts, water bottles, pens, and reflection booklets for each group member) and group items (first aid kit, disinfecting wipes, hand sanitizer, deck of playing cards, and thank you card for community partner).
Buck-I-SERV Events and Training: Summer Kick-Off and Welcome Back events with catering and pre-trip education and training
Some meals and group activities: The group will be provided a small budget to use for group meals and group activities. Participants should plan to bring money for out of pocket expenses.

Travel and Housing:

Participants will drive to and from Kentucky in rental vehicles.
Housing for the trip is on-site at Frontier Housing.
A packing list will be provided to participants and discussed during pre-trip meetings leading up to departure.

What to expect:

Frontier Housing is a nonprofit organization that helps local low-income families in Rowan, Bath, and Elliot counties in Kentucky to build quality, energy efficient homes that are affordable for families in these counties through Mutual Self-Help program.
During their stay, volunteers help families build homes at Frontier’s Mutual Self-Help sites. The Mutual Self-Help program brings together homebuyers into build groups of 4-7 households, and Frontier construction crew members lead them through the process of cooperatively building their homes.
Students will be responsible for assisting with house construction and other physical labor. Construction skills are not a must if you are volunteering with Frontier Housing – just a willingness to learn and a commitment to work.