Projects Report

This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.

Engagement Type: Volunteering
Activity Type: Volunteerism
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 12
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Gardens/Plantlife

Description : Volunteers will be helping seniors at Holy Name turn an into a garden, giving the seniors an opportunity to grow foods for themselves and their families thus increasing the self-sufficiency of the seniors. Volunteers will clear bushes/weeds, remove garbage/debris from the area, and, as time allows, plant ground cover to keep the weeds from returning over the winter.
Engagement Type: Volunteering
Activity Type: Volunteerism
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 11
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 1
Topics: Homelessness/Shelter

Description : Volunteers will be working at our Thrift Store helping to organize and sort donations.
Engagement Type: Volunteering
Activity Type: Volunteerism
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 9
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Homelessness/Shelter

Description : Construction or deconstruction on one of 42 properties. Jobs may include, framing, siding, drywall, landscaping, painting, etc... Anything related to home building.
Engagement Type: Volunteering
Activity Type: Volunteerism
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 2
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 47
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Food and Water Security

Description : Volunteers will be assembling food backpacks.
Engagement Type: Volunteering
Activity Type: Volunteerism
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 5
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 10
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 1
Topics: Capacity Building

Description : Donation Thank you Cards Project: Help Completely KIDS say thank you to all of our amazing donors that make an incredible difference in the lives of the kids and families we serve. Here, volunteers will assist in creating DIY holiday cards out of construction materials. We we supply the design, cards, and materials for the project. With your team's help, it is our hope to create and stuff 400 holiday cards.
Engagement Type: Volunteering
Activity Type: Volunteerism
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 17
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Gardens/Plantlife

Description : Grading and repairing a section of hiking trail that is greatly degraded by using stone blocks to act as steps.
Engagement Type: Volunteering
Activity Type: Volunteerism
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 16
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Inter/Trans-culture

Description : During the month of October, our center celebrates Day of the Dead, which is an annual Spanish Cultural event for the community. the center need to be decorated for the occasion. Our event is on October 27th.
Engagement Type: Volunteering
Activity Type: Volunteerism
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 18
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 2
Topics: Neighborhood Revitalization

Description : Volunteers will be doing some fall cleaning at both our community center and our apartment complex. Some cleaning and organizing will be done inside, some outside.
Engagement Type: Volunteering
Activity Type: Volunteerism
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 2
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 18
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 1
Topics: Capacity Building

Description : Serving lunches (5) pantry (5) Computer room (5) freezer (5)
Engagement Type: Volunteering
Activity Type: Volunteerism
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 6
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 5
End Academic Year: None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants: 0
Topics: Inter/Trans-culture, Gardens/Plantlife

Description : Planting native grasses and mulching multiple garden beds.
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