Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
About the Event
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week began in 1972 when a group of students at Villanova University organized a coordinated week of activities to educate the campus community, increase community service, and build campus and community relations. Held every year the week before Thanksgiving, more than 500 campuses and communities organize and participate in several unique, educational events, including fasts and sleep outs, community service events, community dinners and hunger banquets, and fundraising and food drives.
At the George Washington University, the Office of Community Service partners with the Human Services Program to plan a week of activities designed to challenge the GW community to confront the issues of poverty from a local, national, and global perspective. Professor Peter Konwerski's students work in groups and each form committees around a different aspect of the week, including a food drive, Help the Homeless Walkathon, poetry slam, and hunger banquet.
Calendar of Events - Click on each item for more information and to find out how to get involved!
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November 16-20 |
Donation Bins will be located in Marvin Center, Residence Halls, Rice Hall, Academic Center, and the Office of Community Serve |
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November 16-20 |
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November 16-19 |
Cereal Collection to benefit Miriam's Kitchen Duques Hall Lobby 12:15pm -1:30pm and 4:30pm - 6pm |
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Monday November 16 |
DC Central Kitchen Meet at OCS at 8:30am Service will take place from 9:30am - 12pm |
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Monday November 16 |
Sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega Strong Hall Piano Lounge 7:30pm - 9pm |
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Tuesday November 17 |
Thrive DC Meet at OCS at 7:15am Service will take place from 8:15am - 11:30am |
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Tuesday November 17 |
Ames Pub, Mount Vernon Campus 6:30pm - 9pm |
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Wednesday November 18 |
Marvin Center, Grand Ballroom 6:30pm - 8pm Registration at 6pm |
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Thursday November 19 |
Thrive DC Meet at OCS at 7:15am Service will take place from 1pm - 4pm |
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Thursday November 19 |
Faces of Homelessness Panel and Candlelight Vigil Monroe Hall, Room 110 7pm - 9pm (candlelight vigil will begin at 8pm in Kogan Plaza) |
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Friday November 20 |
Capital Area Food Bank Meet at OCS at 12pm Service will take place from 1pm - 4pm |
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Friday November 20 |
Project PB&J Sponsored by Program Board Columbian Square 1pm - 3pm |
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Saturday November 21 |
22nd Annual Fannie Mae Help the Homeless Walkathon Kogan Plaza 7am - Pre-Walk Breakfast and Rally |
2129 G Street NW, Building D, Suite 101
Washington, DC 20052
Phone: (202) 994-5493, Fax: (202) 994-8736
ocs@gwu.edu