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Cityteam’s Engage Experience is a life-changing, immersion experience that not only benefits Cityteam’s Bay Area programs for low-income families, the homeless, and those in addiction recovery, but is also a great opportunity for team building and to challenge your group to grow in their awareness, compassion and opportunities to serve in their communities.  

Your actual involvment will vary depending on season, weekly/daily circumstances and specific needs at the time of your visit.
Our hope is that your team's experience is not only transformational for those who attend, but benefitial to those we serve here at Cityteam.

Below is a list of potential activities your team might do during their Engage Experience.  Keep in mind that this list is merely an example of what you might be doing during your time with Cityteam.
 
  • Serve the needs of, and encourage men, women, and children who are in a vulnerable time of transition.
  • Tour of Cityteam homeless, recovery and family services facilities.
  • Gain an understanding of poverty, homelessness and addiction.
  • Learn about the incredible impact you can have by serving a population that is often rejected and overlooked.
  • Hear first-hand the stories of men and women in Cityteam’s recovery programs and how their lives are being transformed.
  • Work alongside our onsite clients as they serve the homeless.
  • Work alongside Cityteam staff and volunteers to help prepare vital resources for families living below the poverty line.
  • Spend time in the community while distributing essential resources to those in need.
  • Many other practical and sustainable activities to engage in the transformation of individuals, families, and communities.
  • Participate in post-Engage group/team think-tank to discuss solutions, future volunteering and fundraising initiatives.

We will help participants set fundraising goals for their Engage Experience that will both challenge and inspire team members as well as support Cityteam's Bay Area programs.  Included in the fundraising goal is a non-refundable deposit (amount varies based on length of experience) due upon registration. Funds raised will go towards the amazing work that Cityteam does on a regular basis, and all funds raised are 100% tax-deductible. 
 
These 6, 12, 24, and 44 hour immersions take place in San Jose, CA.  We can accommodate groups of up to 20 people - ages 14 and older.  Overnight participants will stay in dorm rooms and/or apartments dedicated to the Engage Program in Cityteam’s Recovery Facilities.  Included in the experience are meals depending based on the length of stay.

Engage!

Stats

In 2014, Cityteam provided:
 
  • More than 529,331 meals
  • 139,015 nights of shelter
  • 157,951 Hot showers
  • Clean Clothing for 83,742 Adults/Children
  • 16,963 Hours in our Learning and Career Counseling Centers
  • 104,084 Diapers
  • Backpacks for more than 6,372 children
  • 3,151 medical and dental appointments
  • Long-term Men and Women Recovery Programs for 112 Graduates
  • 43,714 Emergency Food Boxes
  • 17,624 Toys & Bikes for Children
  • Home for Pregnant Women with 10 Baby Births
  • 2,624 Baby Items (carseats, cribs, strollers, etc.) in San Jose and Pennsylvania
  • 27,475 Counseling/Case Management hours

The Cost of Transformation

  • $500 = 265 hot meals in our onsite feeding program
  • $500 = 33 nights of homeless shelter (3 meals, bed, clothing, shower, case management)
  • $500 = 14 Food Boxes. 12 meals for a family(3 meals for 4 people) - 168 meals total
  • $500 = 14 days of our recovery program (3 meals, bed, clothing, shower, laundry, case management, individual & group counseling, recovery classes, learning and career center)
  • $500 = 14 backpacks with school supplies