Christian Public Service USA

Voluntary service units for young men and units for young women. Young men’s units include units at Albuquerque, New Mexico, where the volunteer workers help elderly residents with maintenance and repair projects, community service to other handicapped or homeless populations; and units for reconstruction after large disasters such as hurricanes. Young women’s units include units at Window Rock, Arizona; and Gallup, New Mexico, where CPS operates homes for children in need of shelter or emergency care; the children are brought to the homes by the police or social services workers. An additional three units for young women are at Rochester, Minnesota; Columbia, Missouri; and Ann Arbor, Michigan. The work performed in these units includes volunteer work in large medical facilities and other kinds of community service. Youth volunteers go for terms of three or six months, depending on the unit.