Office of Community Service Learning - University of Maryland

Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week (H&HA Week) is an annual campus-wide event coordinated by TERPcorps. We plan workshops, speaker panels, films, direct service events, and other programs that promote awareness about hunger and homelessness issues for the campus community. In the past, we have partnered with a number of student organizations, campus offices, and community agencies in this effort. If you would like to help plan this year’s Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, please contact us via email at terpcorps@gmail.com.

Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week 2007 Events Calendar: (click on a date to show the events)
Ongoing
Winter Clothing Drive
• When: Throughout the month of November
• Where: Hoff Theater, Stamp Student Union
• Who: Lisa Tropea, the Hoff, ltropea@umd.edu
• Description: In support of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week, the Hoff Theater will be available to the campus community as a drop off site for winter clothing donations, which in turn will be given to Mission of Love Charities, Inc.
Cans for Coupons
• When: All day, Nov. 1-17, 2007
• Where: TerpZone, Stamp Student Union
• Who: Andre, Coordinator of TerpZone, anadams@umd.edu
• Description: Want to do something fantastic for our area and also get something in return? TerpZone is running a food drive, with all proceeds going to the Capitol Area Food Bank, November 1 – 17, all day every day! Just bring your non-perishables to the service desk at Stamp Student Union, and receive a voucher for a FREE game of bowling, billiards, or arcade tokens for every 5 items you donate!

The most needed canned foods: proteins (tuna, salmon, chicken, peanut butter), fruits (pineapples, peaches, pears), 100% fruit juices of all sizes, sauces (spaghetti sauce), vegetables (mixed, green beans, corn), soups (beef stew, chili, chicken noodle, turkey rice). Any donations are very welcomed!
Adopt-A-Family
• When: Anytime before Nov 19, 2007
• Where: Register online at www.csl.umd.edu
• Who: Olandria C. Weems, Volunteer Coordinator for PG County Dept. of Social Services, CWeems1@dhr.state.md.us
• Description: Prince George's County Department of Social Services has been involved in providing Holiday assistance through our Holiday Sharing Program to hundred of families in PG County. Our Holiday Sharing Program touches the lives of disabled adults, homeless families residing in shelters, and children deprived of parental support, just to name a few. You can make a difference, please help us make the Holiday special for a family in our county!
Food & Money Collection for DC Central Kitchen
• When: 10am-2pm, Nov. 5-16, 2007
• Where: Van Munching Hall
• Who: MJ, TERPcorps, terpcorps@gmail.com
• Description: The Robert H. Smith School of Business will be holding a food drive to collect food and money for the D.C. Central Kitchen. The D.C. Central Kitchen is founded on the premise that when fighting poverty, one must fight to win by using every resource available. Be it food, money, or people, the D.C. Central Kitchen hates to see wasted potential.
Saturday 10th, November
Music Matters Showcase
• When: 8-11pm
• Where: College Perk Coffee Shop, off Route 1
• Who: Joe, Music Matters, jcisaacs@gmail.com
• Description: Hear several incredible, talented musicians and styles of music in one night. The showcase is free but donations for the homeless are welcome.
Sunday 11th, November
Build Trip w/ Habitat for Humanity & Tzedek Hillel
• When: TBD
• Where: TBD
• Who: Rafi, Tzedek Hillel, krarkows@mail.umd.edu
• Description: In support of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week, the Hoff Theater will be available to the campus community as a drop off site for winter clothing donations, which in turn will be given to Mission of Love Charities, Inc.
Chips for Cans Casino Night
• When: 7:00pm
• Where: Multipurpose room, Hillel
• Who: Meira, Tzedek Hillel, Mkatzoff@umd.edu
• Description: Roulette, Black Jack, and Poker! $5 entrance fee, all proceeds from the program will be donated to Yad Eliezer. Trade in non-perishable food items for chips (1 can = 10 chips!) Unlimited buy-ins available Great prizes for the participants with the most chips at the end of the night!
Monday 12th, November
‘Food Insecurity’ Workshop, Living on $21/week
• When: 6:30pm
• Where: Benjamin Banneker, Stamp Student Union
• Who: Jodi, Engaged University, jbalis@umd.edu
• Description: Food stamp recipients receive an average of $21/week or $1/meal, to purchase food. Is this realistic??  Could you stick to a food budget like this??? Come to this session to find out! In this workshop, we will look at the lack of food resources, also called "food insecurity," that occurs among working families and communities. This workshop is intended to promote discussion and raise awareness about the factors leading to food insecurity and to engage you in an interactive food budgeting activity, to gain perspective on the challenges of eating healthy on a limited budget.
Help Homeless Children Information Session
• When: 7:30pm, Nov. 12, 2007
• Where: Nanticoke Room, Stamp Student Union
• Who: Amber Varlack, Alpha Nu Omega, amber.varlack@gmail.com
• Description:
Tuesday 13th, November
Canned Foods Collection
• When: 6:30-10:30pm
• Where: Common Shop & Incon
• Who: Meira, Tzedek Hillel, Mkatzoff@umd.edu
• Description: We will be collecting cans outside of the South Campus Commons Shop and North Campus Incon. Be sure to stop by and donate!
Hunger Banquet
• When: 7:30pm
• Where: Atrium, Stamp Student Union
• Who: Chris, MaryPIRG, chris@marylandpirgstudents.org
• Description: The Hunger Banquet is an event in which we host a dinner which simulates the global inequalities that exist in the real world. By listening to speeches and engaging in discussions regarding the global hunger issues, students will be empowered to help face this adversity. Click here to register!
Children's Book Collection
• When: 8:00pm
• Where: North Campus Dining Hall
• Who: Amber Varlack, Alpha Nu Omega, amber.varlack@gmail.com
• Description: We will be collecting books for elementary school children to donate to Bright Beginnings nad Project NorthStar in D.C. The books should be gently used and at the reading level of kindergarteners through 5th grade. So please bring your old children's books from home or collect them from your neighbors, family, and friends!
Wednesday 14th, November
Faces of Homelessness Speaker Panel
• When: 6:00pm
• Where: Room 1100, Cambridge Community Center
• Who: MJ, TERPcorps, terpcorps@gmail.com
• Description: The Faces of Homelessness Speakers' Bureau is a program run by the National Coalition for the Homeless that is comprised of people who are or have been homeless. The Bureau works to educate the public about homelessness and what can be done to end it.  Come join us to learn more about homeless issues from people that are essential in the fight to end homelessness.
Canned Foods Collection
• When: 6:30-10:30pm
• Where: Common Shop & Incon
• Who: Meira, Tzedek Hillel, Mkatzoff@umd.edu
• Description: We will be collecting cans outside of the South Campus Commons Shop and North Campus Incon. Be sure to stop by and donate!
Thursday 15th, November
Food 2 Feed
• When: 3:00-5:00pm
• Where: Old Post Office Pavilion 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW WDC 20004
• Who: Monica, Bread for the City, 240-535-3619
• Description: Food drive, cash drive, and telethon to benefit Bread for the City's Holiday Helping Program, providing a holiday meal for 13,000 DC Metro area families in need. olunteer tasks include collecting canned food and cash donations and loading and unloading trucks of food. Steve Harvey and WHUR wil lbe broadasting live all day!
Donating Cans @ Bobb’s Café
• When: 9:00pm
• Where: Hillel
• Who: Meira, Tzedek Hillel, Mkatzoff@umd.edu
• Description: Tzedek will be working with Bobb’s Café at Hillel. Bring non=perishable food items when you come to enjoy youtube night and you will receive a discount off your purchases from Bobb’s Café!
Friday 16th, November
'Free Screening of 'Rent' and Info Session with Calvary Women's Services'
• When: 3:00pm
• Where: Hoff Theater, Stamp Student Union
• Who: Brain, TERPcorps, terpcorps@gmail.com
• Description:
Saturday 17th, November
Build Trip w/ Habitat for Humanity
• When: 7:45am
• Where: Meet outside Hoff Theater
• Who: Mike, Habitat for Humanity, iwanttobuild@umdhabitat.org
• Description: Leave from the Hoff at 7:45am and then stopping at the 7/11 off Knox Rd. for breakfast at 8am (people can meet us there if it's more convenient for them).  We work in Sandtown, Baltimore for the better part of the day.  People should bring a few dollars for lunch at the Lexington Market and we should get back to campus sometime between 5 and 6pm.  People MUST contact Mike in order to go since we provide transportation and thus have a limited amount of seats available.
DC Help the Homeless Walkathon
• When: Check-in starts at 7am, Walk begins at 9am
• Where: National Mall
• Who: Jarrid, TERPcorps, terpcorps@gmail.com
• Description: Help raise awareness of and funds for Washington metropolitan area organizations that are working to prevent and end homelessness. Pre-registration and check-in begins on the front lawn of the Dept. of Ag., at Jefferson Drive at 7am. Pre-Walkathon activities begin at 8:30am and the actual walk begins at 9am. Registration is $15 (for age 25 and younger) and $25 (for older than 25). Feel free to register on your own or as a part of the University of Maryland team! Shuttle UM buses will be available from campus to the College Park metro station Saturday morning. Click here to learn more.