At the NSLC Alumni Service program, you will have the opportunity to work with your fellow NSLC alumni to make a real difference in an area affected by a natural disaster. Clean up damaged areas, and lend your time and energy to rebuilding parks, houses and playgrounds while advancing your leadership skills. The Alumni Service Program session in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina will focus on recovery work following the devastating Hurricane Irene that struck in August 2011. The Alumni Service Program session in New Orleans, Louisiana will focus on on-going reforestation and clean-up efforts in the Louisiana Bayou following Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Gulf Oil Spill in 2010.

The NSLC is committed to offering career-focused leadership training for any and every high school student invited. Therefore, trips like our Alumni Service program can not only help those affected by these natural disasters, but also provide support to perspective students of the NSLC. All proceeds from our Alumni Service Trips go directly toward the NSLF Scholarship Fund, providing need-based scholarships to some of our most qualified students, who without financial help, would not otherwise be able to attend.

The NSLC has partnered with the National Relief Network to make the Alumni Service Program possible. Since 1996, the National Relief Network has brought groups of volunteers to locations all over the country to aid in flood, fire, tornado, and hurricane relief. NRN volunteers come from high schools, colleges, churches, corporations, and civic organizations.

The NRN has responded to the attacks of September 11; Hurricanes Floyd, Camilla, Lily, Isabel, Charlie, Ivan, Dennis, and Katrina; flooding in Ohio, North Dakota, North Carolina, New Jersey, Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, Virginia, West Virginia, and Iowa; tornadoes in Kentucky, Kansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana; and forest fires in California.

Each evening you will work with nationally-renowned leadership trainer, Robert Pruitt, to discover and develop the skills and techniques needed to serve your community on a greater level. You will learn how to develop and manage your own service projects as you identify the needs of your community.

• Ethical Leadership
• Defining Community
• Engaging Community Resources
• Program Development

During your time at the NSLC Alumni Service Program, you will also have an opportunity to relax and reconnect with your fellow students as you explore one of America’s great cities.

Complete the NSLC Alumni Service Program Application online. Or click here to download a paper application. A non-refundable $250 deposit is due at the time of your application. You may also enroll in the Student Protection Plan at the time of your application. Cost for the Student Protection Plan is $79. The Student Protection Plan fee is non-refundable. Tuition can be paid by credit card (Visa or Mastercard) or check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank and made payable to National Student Leadership Foundation . Cancelled/returned checks will be subject to a $25 processing fee. Online applications must be paid by credit card.

Upon receiving the application the NSLC enrollment office will contact you by e-mail to confirm receipt and an acceptance packet will be mailed to you. Once you have received your Acceptance Packet, you will need to complete and return the required forms (medical information, liability waiver, code of conduct, etc.). If paying only the deposit at the time of application, the tuition balance is due October 3, 2011 for the November session and January 2, 2012 for the February session.

Reconnect with your fellow alumni and help make a difference in New Orleans and Alabama!

The program fees include tuition, housing, all on-site meals, course materials, miscellaneous academic expenses, and program activities. Students will be required to purchase one or two meals on their own during off-site field trips. Tuition also includes counselor supervision.