ABOUT THE EVENT
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
November 11-19, 2017
As the holidays approach, people take time to consider what they’re thankful for and many choose to donate some of their time, attention, and resources to others. In that spirit of giving, each year the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness sponsor Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week during the week prior to Thanksgiving.
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is designed to educate the public, draw attention to the problem of poverty, and build up the base of volunteers and supporters for local anti-poverty agencies. Groups spend this week generating publicity about hunger and homelessness and holding a series of events to engage their communities.
This amazing event was first held at Villanova University in 1975. This year, more than 700 colleges, high schools, and community groups across the country will come together during this week to raise awareness about the pressing issues of hunger and homelessness.
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
November 11-19, 2017
As the holidays approach, people take time to consider what they’re thankful for and many choose to donate some of their time, attention, and resources to others. In that spirit of giving, each year the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness sponsor Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week during the week prior to Thanksgiving.
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is designed to educate the public, draw attention to the problem of poverty, and build up the base of volunteers and supporters for local anti-poverty agencies. Groups spend this week generating publicity about hunger and homelessness and holding a series of events to engage their communities.
This amazing event was first held at Villanova University in 1975. This year, more than 700 colleges, high schools, and community groups across the country will come together during this week to raise awareness about the pressing issues of hunger and homelessness.
Martin Bell, Mary Ellen Mark, Keanna, and Erin Blackwell, Seattle, 1990
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Regional Premiere of
TINY: The Life of Erin Blackwell (2016) a film by Martin Bell and Mary Ellen Mark More information to be announced Mary Ellen Mark and Martin Bell travel back to Seattle over the next thirty years to chronicle the life of Erin Blackwell, known as "Tiny" from their 1983 film Streetwise. Mark and Bell follow Tiny through romantic hardships, addiction, childbirth, and financial struggles. TINY: The Life of Erin Blackwell picks up where Streetwise left off and witnesses how Tiny and her new family are surviving despite great obstacles. |