There may be hope for America’s future after all.
While college students are often portrayed in the media leading protests and embracing woke ideologies, there’s a shining example of youth stepping up to the plate in a meaningful way. Hundreds of college students are choosing to spend their spring break helping rebuild homes in North Carolina, where many areas are still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Helene.
This initiative offers invaluable experience. Learning basic construction skills is essential for everyone.
From WHII News:
Triad college students are spending spring break in western North Carolina helping those in need
Students from Winston Salem State are among the volunteers rolling up their sleeves and working tirelessly to help communities rebuild. Sophomore Cayla Parrott shared her empathy, saying, “I can’t imagine what these people went through with having everything they had just lost in the blink of an eye without any control of theirs.”
The students are part of a ministry known as Chi Alpha, present on multiple college campuses, and they are collaborating with nonprofits like Building Compassion to organize these efforts.
Frank Frankovsky of Building Compassion stated, “We’ve got other teams that are down closer to the river bottoms, and they’re literally doing all kinds of different work. From standing up retaining walls that got undermined to rebuilding trailer homes and stuff, just whatever the community needs.”
It’s been nearly six months since Helene made landfall, and the work required is far from complete.
Twitter/X user Matt Van Swol, living in one of the affected areas, shared a video capturing this inspiring effort:
#BREAKING: Hundreds of college students from across the country are using their Spring Break to rebuild homes in Western North Carolina. Teenage students are traveling from as far away as New Mexico to put on Tyvek suits, clean up, and rebuild dozens of homes. AMAZING!!!
— Matt Van Swol
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This is the America we need, young people working hard, rebuilding, and helping others instead of protesting nonsense. More of this, less of the entitled victim mindset!
— Chaos Genius
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America needs more of this. It’s time for President Trump to encourage more young people to get involved in ways that truly make a difference.
