Alumni Programs

The Civic Education Project's (CEP’s) Alumni Programs are more in-depth versions of CEP's CivicWeek programs. Designed specifically to help our best and brightest alumni take their CEP experience to the next level, these programs capitalize on participants' shared experiences and expand their commitment to engaged citizenship.     

CivicWeek for High School-Aged CEP Alumni This special program brings together top CEP program alumni from different sites and sessions for an intense week of service and learning. Participants reconnect with friends from their program and meet other alumni from across the country, all of whom bring reflections on their shared CEP experience and a passion for continuing to address social issues through civic engagement. To capitalize on this unique opportunity, the program features workshops and discussions designed specifically to allow CEP alumni to continue to explore their roles as leaders and citizens, to share the successes and challenges of their service and activism post-CEP, and to focus in on ways they can translate the lessons they learn on programs like these back to their communities and better integrate them into their lives. Disaster Relief, Race, & Poverty New Orleans, Louisiana CivicWeek: New Orleans participants examine issues of race, class, poverty, and inequality in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and in the rebuilding process. Much of the group's service work centers around ongoing disaster relief and recovery efforts, including demolition, clean up, repair, and construction work. At food banks, schools, and community centers, students also have opportunities to interact with local residents who were affected by the tragedy and who are rebuilding their lives along with the city itself. Students visit neighborhoods where it seems the hurricane struck just yesterday, as well as community organizations that have been recognized as models in the redevelopment process. The group meets with local leaders and learns about the city's strategy for long-term growth and development. More broadly, students have the opportunity to consider issues of race and poverty in their own communities and throughout the country, and explore ways to begin to impact these complex and critical issues.