Upcoming Career Center events address issues of poverty and homelessness

By Elaheh Eghbal

On Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. the Hood College Career Center and Office of Service Learning and the Dean of the Chapel with the Frederick County Coalition for the Homeless will present the Fall 2013 Social Visionary Speaker Series, Addressing Poverty: Creating a Collaborative Community.

This event will kick off the November events in honor of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Month. The Hood community, Frederick County Coalition for the Homeless, and local organizations, businesses, and government leaders will join together to discuss working to create community solutions to poverty.

Speakers include Lisa Klingenmaier, Maryland Hunger Solutions; E. Kevin Lollar, Housing Authority of the City of Frederick; Josh Pedersen, United Way; and T. Sanders, National Coalition for the Homeless.

For more information, contact Yvette Webster, Community Service Coordinator, at webster@hood.edu or 301-696-3583.

Other events throughout the month include a film screening of A Place at the Table, poverty awareness information tables, the Campus Sleep Out, and Frederick-wide events including the Interfaith Prayer Walk and dinner for the hunger/homeless.

For more information about these events, contact Elaheh Eghbal, VISTA Coordinator, at eghbal@hood.edu or 301-696-3583.

 

A Place at the Table

Sunday, Nov. 3, 7 p.m. | Rosenstock Auditorium

This event is a  documentary that investigates incidents of hunger experienced by millions of Americans and proposed solutions to the problem.

It is sponsored by HEAT and the CareerCenter and Office of Service Learning.

For more information, contact Yvette Webster, Community Service Coordinator, at webster@hood.edu or 301-696-3583.

 

Poverty Information Tables

Nov. 4-5, 11-12, 18-19 | 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. WhitakerCampusCenter

Stop by the table and learn about poverty in America and around the world, play games, and see what meals are like around the world.

This table is sponsored by Alpha Lambda Delta and the VISTA Program.

 

Canned Food Drive Challenge

Nov. 5 through 15 | Campus Wide

Items needed for this event include: Canned Fruits, Canned Vegetables, Canned Meats, Canned Fish, Canned Drinks
All donations go to the FCAA.

This drive is sponsored by the Student Social Work Organization and the VISTA Program.

For more information contact Elaheh Eghbal, VISTA Coordinator, at eghbal@hood.edu or 301-696-3583.

 

Regular Dinner for the Hungry

Nov. 17 | meet at Hood | 4:30 p.m.

Volunteers are needed to shuttle food from Coblentz Dining Hall to the FCAA.

During this event, members from the Frederick community will be serving dinner to the hungry.

This is sponsored by the Frederick County Coalition for the Homeless.

For more information contact Joey Hoffman at joeymomcs@gmail.com.

 

Interfaith Candlelight Prayer Walk

November 17 | 6:30 p.m. | Begin at Frederick Community Action Agency

During this event, prayers will be offered by many faiths on walk throughout the downtown Frederick area.

This is sponsored by the Frederick County Coalition for the Homeless Advocacy Team.

For more information contact Joey Hoffman at joeymomcs@gmail.com.

 

Campus Sleep Out

November 21 | 6:30 p.m. | Residential Quad

Hear from a member of the Frederick community, take part in activities, and experience what the night is like for someone without a home.

For more information contact Elaheh Eghbal, VISTA Coordinator, at eghbal@hood.edu or 301-696-3583.