Focus Areas
- Aging
- Disability
- Disaster
- Economic Security
- Education & Youth
- Health & Nutrition
- Homelessness & Housing
Contact Information
310 Beiting Lane
Mt Vernon, KY 40456
(800) 755-5322
Building hope, transforming lives, and sharing Christ's love through service in Appalachia.
About Christian Appalachian Project Volunteer Program
Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) is an interdenominational, faith-based community committed to the mission of building hope, transforming lives, and sharing Christ's love through service in Appalachia.
Eastern Kentucky has some of the highest poverty rates in the nation. Our programs, which address the issues of education, youth development, substandard housing, hunger, aging, disabilities, and more, all operate with a participatory philosophy that seeks to promote the dignity and self-efficacy of the people we serve with.
Our 60 long-term (serving one year) corps members make a commitment to the program pillars of service, community, and spirituality and/or personal reflection. Each day members engage in direct service on construction job sites, in preschools and grade schools, in food pantries and thrift stores, and in the homes of the elderly.
Members live in intentional community, making a commitment to eating dinner together four nights a week, sharing in household chores, and supporting one another. CAP is interdenominational and intergenerational, so our communities are a vibrant collection of individuals from diverse backgrounds. For many members, making a commitment to the pillar of spirituality means growing closer in their relationship with God. For others, this pillar manifests itself through personal reflection and growth. Wherever an individual is in his or her faith journey, all are invited to participate in daily devotions.
We have four entry options for our long-term program (January, June, August, and October) with corresponding application and interview dates. Our preference is always for members to begin in August, but the other entry dates are open to those with alternate availability.
All corps members receive a modest stipend, room and board, professional development opportunities, health insurance, travel reimbursement, and vacation/holiday time. AmeriCorps members also receive an Education Award of up to $5,775.
Christian Appalachian Project Volunteer Program’s Impact
Corps members ease the the impacts of chronic poverty by providing safe and affordable housing, food security, and education to low-income families. They also help the elderly age in place and provide service for persons with disabilities and their families.
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Positions at Christian Appalachian Project Volunteer Program
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AmeriCorps Disaster Relief Caseworker
Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) AmeriCorps members commit to direct Service, intentional Community, and Spirituality/reflection in Appalachian Kentucky. Disaster Relief Caseworkers provide relief and emergency services to survivors of disasters through housing clean-up/repair, supply distribution, donation warehouse work, casework ...
Mt Vernon, KYFocus: Disaster -
AmeriCorps Camp Educator/Summer Camp Counselor
Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) AmeriCorps members commit to direct Service, intentional Community, and Spirituality/reflection in Appalachian Kentucky. Camp Educators/Summer Camp Counselors are based out of CAP’s Camp Shawnee and Camp Andrew Jackson. Educators serve in elementary and ...
McKee, KY + 1 moreFocus: Education & Youth -
AmeriCorps Early Childhood Educator
Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) AmeriCorps members commit to direct Service, intentional Community, and Spirituality/reflection in Appalachian Kentucky. Early Childhood Educators serve preschoolers ages 3-4 in one of two Child and Family Development centers operated by CAP. Child development programs ...
Parkers Lake, KY + 1 moreFocus: Education & Youth -
AmeriCorps Youth Worker
Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) AmeriCorps members commit to direct Service, intentional Community, and Spirituality/reflection in Appalachian Kentucky. As a component of CAP’s Child and Family Development program, S.P.A.R.K. (Scholastic Preparation, Arts, and Recreation for ...
Parkers Lake, KYFocus: Education & Youth -
AmeriCorps Elderly Services Caseworker
Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) AmeriCorps members commit to direct Service, intentional Community, and Spirituality/reflection in Appalachian Kentucky. Elderly Services Caseworkers help seniors without other sources of support access the services, medical care, and human connection that would otherwise be ...
Parkers Lake, KY + 3 moreFocus: Aging, Disability -
AmeriCorps In-Home Respite Caseworker
Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) AmeriCorps members commit to direct Service, intentional Community, and Spirituality/reflection in Appalachian Kentucky. In-Home Respite Caseworkers provide respite services in the family’s home/community to children/adults/elderly who are developmentally, physically, and/or ...
Mt Vernon, KYFocus: Disability -
AmeriCorps Family Advocacy Caseworker
Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) AmeriCorps members commit to direct Service, intentional Community, and Spirituality/reflection in Appalachian Kentucky. Family Advocacy Caseworkers provide short-term emergency assistance, including food, utility assistance, household goods, and clothing. Family Advocacy caseworkers are often a participant ...
Paintsville, KYFocus: Community & Nonprofit Development, Economic Security -
AmeriCorps Family Advocacy/Housing Caseworker
Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) AmeriCorps members commit to direct Service, intentional Community, and Spirituality/reflection in Appalachian Kentucky. Family Advocacy/Housing Caseworkers provide short-term emergency assistance, including food, utility assistance, household goods, and clothing. Family Advocacy caseworkers are often a ...
Parkers Lake, KY + 1 moreFocus: Community & Nonprofit Development, Economic Security -
AmeriCorps Food Pantry Caseworker
Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) AmeriCorps members commit to direct Service, intentional Community, and Spirituality/reflection in Appalachian Kentucky. Food pantry Caseworkers serve in teams with other CAP volunteers, employees, participants, and volunteers from the local community to serve the walk-in ...
Mt Vernon, KYFocus: Economic Security, Health & Nutrition -
AmeriCorps Housing Caseworker
Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) AmeriCorps members commit to direct Service, intentional Community, and Spirituality/reflection in Appalachian Kentucky. Housing Caseworkers help to guide low-income participants through CAP's home repair application process.
McKee, KY + 1 moreFocus: Economic Security, Homelessness & Housing -
AmeriCorps Housing Crew Member
Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) AmeriCorps members commit to direct Service, intentional Community, and Spirituality/reflection in Appalachian Kentucky. Home Repair Crew Members serve in teams of 2-3 and assist the employee or volunteer crew leader in home repairs and new ...
Parkers Lake, KY + 3 moreFocus: Homelessness & Housing -
Volunteer Thrift Store Associate
Volunteers sort donations, steam clothing, help keep the store clean and organized, and perform retail functions.
Mt Vernon, KYFocus: Community & Nonprofit Development, Economic Security
Christian Appalachian Project Volunteer Program Programs
Disaster Relief
Christian Appalachian Project provides disaster relief to Kentucky and surrounding Appalachian state communities.
Featured Positions
AmeriCorps Disaster Relief CaseworkerEducation
Christian Appalachian Project's education initiatives teach both cognitive and critical social skills through early childhood education, tutoring, and youth programming.
Elderly and Disability Services
Christian Appalachian Project's support services to the elderly and persons with disabilities provide valuable healthcare and social support in under-resourced rural communities.
Hunger and Poverty Relief
Christian Appalachian Project's poverty relief initiatives address the stressors of inadequate housing, food insecurity, and the inability to handle financial crisis. CAP not only alleviates these symptoms of poverty to create immediate quality-of-life improvements, but also relieves the poverty-induced stress that causes adults to be risk-averse to new opportunities and inhibits learning among children.