Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week!

One week prior or Thanksgiving, schools, communities, and cities throughout the nation endeavor to bring a greater awareness to the issues of hunger and homelessness.

This year the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention and IUPUI are partnering together to bring awareness events to our community throughout the week!

Events

Jam the Jaguar Pantry

Sunday, November 14th - Tuesday, November 23rd

Help jam the Jaguar Pantry with non-perishable food items to be donated to Gleaners. Look for marked boxes around the IUPUI campus to place items.

Brown Bag Luncheon Panel

Monday, November 15th

12-1:30pm Room 305

A panel discussion with local homeless providers and formerly homeless advocates.

Service Fair

Thursday, November 18th

11am-1pm

Campus Center Atrium

Come get information on organizations helping the hungry and homeless and ways you can get involved.

*At every event we will be collecting cans for jaguar pantry!

*Boxes will be place in

• Honors College Lounge
• Campus Center Information Desk
• Library 2nd floor across from the circulation desk
• Bepko Learning Center - 2nd floor Taylor Hall

ALD/PES/HC SC Sock drive is looking for warm new socks and will deliver them to a local shelter.

Sponsored by:

Helping Homeless Veterans and Families

Date: Friday, November 12th

Time: 10am - 12pm
Location: HVAF of Indiana, Inc.

"No American, especially a veteran, should ever be homeless"

Join IUPUI on November 12th in a partnership with HVAF of Indiana, Inc, a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating homelessness for veterans and their families through prevention, education, supportive services, and advocacy.

HVAF provides supportive, structured housing to Indiana veterans and their families who are recovering from homelessness. Additionally, it provides veterans and their families with the assistance necessary to ensure successful independent living in the community. As a volunteer, you will have the opportunity to help HVAF with raking leaves, picking up limbs and debris, removal of brush from trees and indoor painting.

You can register at: http://bit.ly/adW9JR

Contact Suzanne Graham with any questions regarding this event.

Suzanne Graham
IUPUI Office of Community Service
Community Service Leader
Jags in the Streets/ServiceCorps
sezeller@umail.iu.edu

Make a Difference Day

Saturday, October 23, 2010

9:00am - 1:00pm

(Registration begins at 8:30 am)

IUPUI Volunteers spend National Make a Difference Day making a commitment to actively participate in this special day of volunteerism. Make a Difference Day is the most encompassing national day of helping others -- a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors. Even small efforts can make a big difference!

If you have already registered and need to add, subtract, or correct your submissions, please email the Office of Community Service at commserv@iupui.edu directly, or call (317) 278-9651.

Schedule

8:30-9:00am Registration & Site Assignment

9:00-9:15am Team Builders

9:15-9:30am Welcome

9:30-10:00am Drive to Service Sites

10:00-1:00pm Service & Reflection

Tentative Service Sites

Gleaners Food Bank

Midwest Food Bank

Register Here:

http://life.iupui.edu/osi/volunteer/mdd.html

Individuals needing more information or auxillary aids for communication or assistance for access or accommodation should contact Corinne DeRoberts, Graduate Assistance for Civic Engagement at (317) 274-3663, or cderober@iupui.edu at least three days prior to the event (Wednesday, October 20th).

Make a Difference Day is created by USA WEEKEND Magazine, this annual event takes place on the fourth Saturday of every October.

Collegiate Readership Progam

The Collegiate Readership Program at IUPUI offers FREE copies of newspapers to students. There are various locations to pick up your own copy of a newspaper today!

USA Today, New York Times, Indianapolis Star


EDUCATION BUILDING
SPEA
LAW
ENGINEERING BUILDING
LIBRARY
SCIENCE BUILDING
CAVANAUGH
HERRON
BALL RESIDENCE HALL
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
LECTURE HALL
JOURNALISM/INFO TECH
MED STUDENT LOUNGE
MED WEST ENTRANCE
CAMPUS CENTER
NURSING BULDING
NATATORIUM
DENTAL SCHOOL



For more information: email crpiupui@iupui.edu

Check them out on Facebook:
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Jags in the Street: Paint the Town

Paint the Town:

A simple idea: we are a group of people who like to paint houses and there are a bunch of our neighbors who need their houses painted.

Paint the Town or PTT is an enormously successful program from Cincinnati that is in it's inaugurual year here in Indianapolis. The idea is that painting houses on a particular block will help improve the appearance and serve as a great way to bring the neighborhood together.
We have identified homeowners that are in need of a fresh coat of paint and for a number of reasons have been unable to complete the project on their own. PTT will provide volunteers, supplies, and expertise to homeowners in order to repaint their home's exterior.

Come join IUPUI on Saturday, October 2, 2010 to help turn a house into a lovely home in the Bates-Hendricks Neighborhood in Indianapolis.

There are 2 shifts available: 8 am - 12pm and 1pm - 5 pm.

Spots are limited, so join us now in getting some paint on your clothes and revitalizing a part of your community!

Register at: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEFCdkVzT3gxV2hTUmRQLXBJWlJrYmc6MA

Contact Suzanne Graham with any questions at sezeller@umail.iu.edu

Fall Alternative Break

Fall Alternative Break 2010!

What is FAB? IUPUI Fall Alternative Break (FAB) is a low-cost service trip that takes IUPUI students to communities outside of Indianapolis, where they take part in volunteering and hands-on learning. Students perform short-term projects for community agencies and learn about issues such as health, literacy, poverty, racism, hunger, homelessness and the environment.

When: October 15 - 18

Location: Nashville, TN

Service Site: ThriftSmart

Cost: $50

Registration Deadline: September 24, 2010

(Turn application in at the front desk of Office of Student Involvement along with your deposit!)

Application:
http://csl.iupui.edu/ocs/FAB%202010%20Application.pdf

For more information:

http://csl.iupui.edu/OCS/fab.asp

Volunteer: Service and the City

Friday, September 3, 2010

8:30am - 5:00pm

Registration in Campus Center 450 C

During the Weeks of Welcome, join us for a day-long leadership and community service experience, complete with a guided bus tour of Indianapolis, lunch with community service leaders, and hands-on service at a local non-profit agency. This opportunity is ideal for first year students and those who are new to Indianapolis/IUPUI, as well as those who are interested in civic leadership. Lunch and t-shirt are provided. Registration is required by September 3rd, and is limited to the first 100 participants!

Schedule of Events
8:30-9:00am Registration and group assignment
9:00-9:15am Welcome and Overview
9:15-11:15am Tour of Indianapolis
11:15-12:45pm Lunch with Community Leaders Panel
12:45-1:00pm Driving time to service sites
1:00-5:00pm Service and Reflection

Tentative Service Sites
Indy Senior Center
Faith, Hope and Love
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
Architecture for Humanity/Indy Food Co-op

REGISTER ONLINE!
http://life.iupui.edu/osi/volunteer/service.html