Villages

Peace Villages will be held in the following locations in 2008.  If you have interest in enrolling a student or in being a volunteer, please contact the listed Director.  Each Village is inter-racial, multi-cultural, and inter-faith.

Billings, Montanna

   Peace Village (established 2001)
   Sponsored: Institute for Peace, Rocky Mountain College
   Director: Cindy L. Kunz: 406 657 1042
   Ages 7 to 10; Tuition “a case of bottled water”
   2008 date: 1st or 2nd week in August 

Boise, Idaho

    Peace Village (established 1998)
    Sponsor: To be Announced
    Director: Eric Schmitz: Bhusa__boise@yahoo.com
    2008 date: To be Announced

Eugene, Oregon

     Peace Village (established 2003)
     Sponsor: First Congregational United Church of Christ
     Director: Rev. Melanie Oommen: 541 345 8741
     Ages 7 to 12; Tuition $50
     2008 date: June 23-27

Las Cruces, New Mexico

      Peace Village (established 2007)
      Director: Steve Johnson
      2008 date: To be Announced

Lincoln City, Oregon

      Peace Village (established 1996)
      Sponsor: Congregational United Church of Christ
      Coordinator Alex del Vecchio: 541 994 2378
      Ages 6 to 13; Tuition $50
      2008 date: July 21-25

Pocatello, Idaho

       Peace Village (established 2002)
       Sponsor: Congregational United Church of Christ
       Director: Rev. Janie Gebhardt: 208 232 3056
      Ages 3rd thru 6th grade; Tuition $ 35 (includes lunch)
      2008 date: Spring Break, March 24-28

Pullman, Washington

     Peace Village (established 2005)
     Sponsor: First Congregational United Church of Christ
     Directors: Rev. Kristine Zacharison, Rev. Chip Laird
     2008 date: To be Announced

Ruidosa, New Mexico

      Peace Village (established 2004)
      Sponsor: Peace Coalition
      Director: Barbara Mader
      2008 date: To be Announced

Snohomish, Washington

       Peace Village (established 2007)
       Sponsor: Foundation for a Sustainable Community
       Director: Marilene Richardson: 425 770 1700
                        Marilene@communitysustainable.org
        Ages 3 to 10
        2008 date: August 5 thru 8