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Austin, Texas
Food Justice

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Trip Type

Reach Trip - These trips are a mix of hands-on service and educational pieces. They teach about the topic through service and then focus on learning about how the justice focus is part of a larger, systemic issue. Learn more about the different between Connect Trips and Reach Trips by clicking here.

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Ages

Middle School and High School Students combined groups, High School Students, College Students, Adults​

 

Maximum Group Size

28 people, including adults

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Available Dates

  • June 8 to 12, 2025

  • June 15 to 20, 2025

  • June 22 to 27, 2025

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Austin, Texas, like many parts of the country, faces a growing crisis of food insecurity, with nearly 5 million Texans experiencing hunger—1.7 million of them children. Despite the efforts of numerous organizations and congregations to provide for their communities, the challenge of food insecurity persists, highlighting the need for systemic change in how we address hunger in America.

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During a Be The Neighbor trip in Austin, participants will engage directly with the city's ongoing efforts to combat food insecurity. Through hands-on service at urban gardens, food pantries, and other organizations addressing poverty and hunger, groups will learn about food justice while actively supporting local initiatives. The trip also provides a space for deeper reflection on the systemic issues driving hunger, as participants hear from experts in the field and engage in advocacy work, including a mock legislative hearing at the Texas Capitol. Austin offers a dynamic environment for understanding both the immediate and long-term actions needed to advance food justice for all.

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Your group will explore how the topics you’re learning about are relevant to your own community and will develop a plan for how you can continue this work when you get home. Be The Neighbor weeks are learning and launching trips, meaning participants will leave the week equipped to live lives of love, service, and justice in ways that are relational, sustainable, and dignity-affirming!

 

Be The Neighbor’s summer programming begins on Sunday evening and concludes on Friday morning. You may stay an additional night to explore see the city in this location for an additional $30 per person. Check out is 10 am Saturday morning.


Trip costs follow our equitable pricing model. You can read more about it here. We want everyone to be able to participate no matter their financial realities. Regardless of which level you select, your trip includes: 

 

  • A simple breakfast, lunch and snack Monday morning through Friday morning

  • A dedicated Site Director and Intern(s) to facilitate your week

  • Fully planned service and educational experiences

  • Theological reflections created to engage participants in connecting what they are learning to their faith

  • Lodging, including showers, dedicated sleeping rooms, gathering rooms, and kitchens use - most sites include air mattresses or cots for all of your participants

  • Costs covered for honorariums for speakers, activities, supplies for projects with community partners, and any entrance fees for educational experiences

  • A reusable water bottle for each participant

  • Discussion guides for small groups on Reach trips and small group interactive education led by BTN staff on Connect trips

  • Journals for each participant

  • Online orientation for your adult leaders 

  • A coupon code to get t-shirts at-cost (shirts will be included at the Neighbor pricing level)

 

Please note that your group will be responsible for dinners and transportation during the week.

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