​Ages

Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, High School Students, College Students, Adults, Intergenerational Groups​

 

Maximum Group Size

25 people, including adults

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Available Dates​

Education Justice:​

• June 6 to 11, 2027

• June 13 to 18, 2027

• June 20 to 25, 2027

Food Insecurity: 

• July 11 to 16, 2027

• July 18 to 23, 2027

• July 25 to 30, 2027

• This trip is also available for flexible length and timing trips from September to April. This could be a day trip, weekend trip, or week-long trip. Prices are adjusted based on the number of days.​

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About Food Insecurity in Fort Worth

Fort Worth, Texas, faces significant challenges with food insecurity, with over 18% of its residents experiencing difficulties accessing sufficient and nutritious food. This pressing issue highlights the need for effective and compassionate responses from the community.

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During your Be The Neighbor trip to Fort Worth, your group will delve into various aspects of hunger relief through direct engagement and hands-on service. You will partner with local organizations and churches that are actively addressing food insecurity in the area. Activities will include working in community gardens that grow fresh produce for those in need, serving at food pantries that distribute essential groceries, and participating in cooking programs that provide nutritious meals. Your trip will also include opportunities to learn about and engage in advocacy efforts to address systemic issues related to food insecurity, such as eliminating food deserts and advocating for fair food policies that promote equitable access to healthy food.

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About Education Justice in Fort Worth

Access to quality education for all is key to building just communities where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Public education fosters equitable opportunities for all individuals, regardless of background, equipping people with the skills, tools, and knowledge to live out their calling, participate as active contributing members of their community, and develop the critical thinking needed for both individuals and communities to flourish.

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On this trip, your group will learn about the various roadblocks that stand between kids and full participation in educational opportunities, with a particular focus on literacy and the structures in place to address the literacy crisis in our communities. Through hands-on service, advocacy, and education, your group will work for education justice in Fort Worth and learn how to carry that work into your own community. You'll have the opportunity to volunteer in schools, helping care for their buildings through things like painting and building playgrounds so all kids have beautiful places to learn. You will do hands-on service with children and educators, support summer food programs, and more. You'll also learn from and alongside educators and education advocates working directly on literacy and other barriers to educational access. You will make a difference for kids across Fort Worth and go home with the tools to help ensure every kid in your community has the chance at an amazing education.

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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 $10 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

• Discussion guides for priviate group reflection

• Group interactive education led by BTN staff 

• 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 t-shirt for each participant

• Journals for each participant

• Online orientation for your adult leaders 

 

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