Empty Bowls
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE EMPTY BOWLS IN THE WORLD.
“Empty Bowls” Take a stand in the fight against hunger and homelessness!
Empty Bowls serves as an educational program about hunger and homelessness and as a local fundraiser for Spartan Open Pantry (http://sa.uncg.edu/
Want to know more about how to volunteer for “Empty Bowls,” UNCG’s annual Community Social Justice Project?
Choose one of the following options and find the perfect fit for your talents!
- Visit the Office of Leadership and Service-Learning website and select the “service database” tab.
- Contact Carla Fullwood
Empty Bowls Hunger Banquet
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
5:00pm-7:00pm
EUC Maple
RSVP HERE BY WEDNESDAY November 8, 2017 (new extended date)
Guarantee your seat- RSVP by Wednesday, November 8, 2017 (new extended date) | Walk-ins Welcome! |FREE GIVEAWAYS!
PARKING: The Walker Avenue Parking Deck is open to off-campus guests attending the Empty Bowls Banquet. The parking deck is open to visitors on a space available, pay by hour basis. Fees are $2 first hour and $1 for each consecutive hour. The Walker Avenue Parking Deck is accessible from Walker Avenue, Stirling Street, and Theta Street. An attendant is available at Walker Deck most of the time (24 hours a day) except holidays and breaks.
Please learn more about accessibility parking HERE.
Co-sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Engagement, Kaleidoscope Peer Education Program, Housing and Residence Life, Make A Difference House LLC, Office of Leadership and Service-Learning, Campus Activities and Programs, & Spartan Open Pantry
Other Opportunities
Learn more about Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
Resources
- National Coalition for the Homeless:http://www.nationalhomeless.org/index.html
- National Alliance to End Homelessness: http://www.endhomelessness.org/
- US Conference of Mayors: http://www.usmayors.org/publications
- National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty: http://www.nlchp.org/
- US Department of Housing and Development: http://www.huduser.org/publications/povsoc.html
- National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients: http://www.census.gov/prod/www/nshapc/NSHAPC4.html
- US Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.hhs.gov/homeless/
- Hunger in America 2006 Report: http://www.hungerinamerica.org/export/sites/hungerinamerica/about_the_study/A2HNationalReport.pdf
- USDA Economic Research Service – look for reports on hunger: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/
- Food and Nutrition Service: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/
- Center for Housing and Community Studies: http://chcs.uncg.edu/
- National Center for Homeless Education: http://center.serve.org/nche/about.php