SSU Dedicates Two Weeks to the Study of Homelessness and Hunger Starting Nov. 6 and running through Nov. 18, Sonoma State University's SOUP (Serving Our Unfed People) program will be sponsoring programs aimed at hunger and homelessness awareness.
During these two weeks, events will be held to educate the SSU community about some of the issues surrounding hunger and homelessness Students, staff and faculty will be given the opportunity to find out how they can make a difference in the lives of those without basic needs and provisions.
A series of events throughout November will educate participants about the current state of homelessness and hunger in America and what they can do to remedy the situation.
Campus Wide Canned Food Drive
Nov. 7-17 at the Bookstore, JUMP Office, Zinfandel Market, Commons, Ameci's and Charlie Brown's Cafe
Please drop any non-perishable foods at various locations throughout campus
Faces of Homelessness Panel
Nov. 7 from 7-8 p.m. in the Cooperage
Panel of people who are or have been homeless speak about their
experience with homelessness.
Homelessness in San Francisco Lecture
Nov. 8 from 7-8 p.m. in the Student Union Multi-Purpose Room
Speaker from Project Homeless will speak about the background of the program, what's being done in the city and what students can do.
*Family Support Center Special Dinner
Nov. 13 from 3 p.m. or 4:15 p.m. to 6 p.m., Meet at Flagpole
Cook and serve food for people at the FSC. Sign up by contacting the JUMP
office.
*Awareness Dinner
Nov. 15, from 6-8 p.m. in the Commons
*Participants must sign up at the JUMP office.
Students will be engaged in an educational, eye-opening simulation of global hunger to raise awareness regarding local and global hunger.
*A Night Without a Home
Nov. 17, from 6 p.m. to 10 a.m. in front of Stevenson Quad
Experience the impact of homelessness firsthand as we spend a night without a home.
* Participants must sign up by contacting the JUMP Office in the Student Union.
For more information on these programs, call the JUMP volunteer service
office at (707) 664-4277.
All events are listed online.
