September 1996

Hurricane Fran hit Raleigh, NC

Friends came together to help each other.

Friends “SWOOPed” in to clean up.

Then SWOOPers began to reach out to others in the community.

SWOOP acquired 501(c)(3) status in 2001, and the group of 12 has grown to over 1200.

SWOOP volunteers in action helping local non-profits.

Durham Neighborhood Project 2009

SWOOP Volunteers in Action!

Building a Ramp

Building Park Benches

Painting

SWOOP has also:- Built Wood Fences

- Built Wheelchair Ramps

- Installed Interior Trim

- Built Handrails

- Installed Roof Sheathing

- Repaired Exterior Trim

- Installed Siding

SWOOP Volunteers in Action!

Picking up Trash

Landscaping

Creating a Driveway

SWOOP has also:

- Created Community Gardens

- Created a 12-Step Meditation Trail

Landscaping

Each SWOOP project …

Each SWOOP project …… is typically completed in a single day …

Each SWOOP project …

… involves 30 to 130 volunteers ...

Each SWOOP project …

… and provides from 275 to 500 hours of volunteer labor.

Since 1996 SWOOP volunteers have…

Since 1996 SWOOP volunteers have…

… donated over 30,000 hours of volunteer labor…

Since 1996 SWOOP volunteers have…

… and worked with more than 40 local agencies.

SWOOP has worked with the following agencies:

AIDS Community Residence Association (ACRA)ARK Shelter - Wake CountyCommunity Alternatives for Supportive Abodes (CASA)Durham Affordable Housing Coalition (DAHC)Durham Center for Senior LifeEpiphany HouseFamilies Living Violence Free (FLVF)Family Violence and Rape Crisis Services of Chatham County (FVRC)FEMAFirst in Families of North Carolina - Wake CountyGenesis HouseHabitat for HumanityHayes PlaceHeads Up! Therapeutic Riding CenterHealing Place of Wake County - Womens CenterHuman Kindness FoundationInteract of Wake County

SWOOP has worked with the following agencies:

Keep Durham BeautifulLife ExperiencesNashville United Methodist ChurchNational Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)Orange County Women's CenterNational Park ServicePLM Families TogetherProvidence PlaceRaleigh Rescue MissionResearch AgencySouth Eastern Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces (SEEDS)St. Philip's Episcopal ChurchSummit HouseSusan G. Komen for the CureTriangle Aids Interfaith NetworkUrban Ministries of DurhamWake Interfaith Hospitality NetworkWake Interfaith Hospitality Network (WIHN)YWCA - Wake County

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SWOOP . . .

Great hearts working together to serve the community and inspire

hope.