#CentreService at the forefront for Poverty and Homelessness Week

Students at Centre College are taking charge in multiple initiatives during Poverty and Homelessness Week, 11月. 14-19.

在过去的两周里, Centre’s Food Recovery Network and STAND Student Service Initiative sponsored a food drive for the 住房 Authority of Danville’s food pantries. 内森·惠特洛克，22岁, who serves as an AmeriCorps member in the 公民事务办公室 and 社区参与, said the Danville 住房 Authority reported that its pantry was nearly bare. bwin体育社区响应了这个号召.

“Centre's food drives collect items for food-insecure Kentuckians, 当然, but they also raise awareness about the chronic issue of hunger in our communities,他说. “When Danville's 住房 Authority called for help restocking their pantry, our community responded with more than 150 donated food items in less than two weeks.

“Being part of a responsive and generous community makes my job easy,他接着说, “but it's not lost on me how much work student leaders put into organizing and learning about the authentic needs of our community.”

其中一个学生领袖是23岁的艾玛·瑞德纳, 谁帮助领导STAND学生服务计划. STAND is dedicated to direct service and philanthropy work within the local community.

“作为校园服务型组织的一员, I think it is important for us as the Centre community to realize that even though we may only be in Danville for our undergraduate studies, 这是我们在这里度过的四年的家,里德纳说. “I believe there is no better way to invest in the community that we call home and that supports us in every facet of our lives than to seek to meet its broader needs.”

Whitlock said that food drives are a necessity to help food pantries, 尤其是天气转冷的时候.

“作为一名刚毕业的学生, I've worked closely with Emma through the STAND Student Service Initiative to organize food drives,他说. “We've learned that food drives are ordinary and often overlooked, but they are critical for fighting hunger wherever it is found.”

Centre's Food Recovery Network chapter worked alongside Parkhurst 餐厅 staff and met twice monthly to support Soup's On Us, a local non-profit that supplies weekend boxed meals to food insecure individuals in Danville. Since starting in October, students have prepared more than 42 gallons of soup for the community. Liz Patterson '25 (president) and Phillip-Michael Collins '25 (treasurer) help lead the Centre Food Recovery Network chapter.

The College will continue its food collection during a talk with Stachelle 布赛 on Monday, 11月. 下午7点14分.m. 在威西格剧院. 布赛, 路易斯维尔本地人, is the founder and executive director of The Hope Buss, a non-profit organization that operates five initiatives with the goal of addressing food insecurity, 教育, 健康和福利, 紧急服务和社区管理.

The 公民事务办公室 and 社区参与 will also host a luncheon panel on Thursday, 11月. 上午11:30.m. with Gwen Campbell from the Danville 住房 Authority, 牧羊人之家的罗杰·福克斯, and Amy Anness from the Boyle County Health Department.

“通过公民办公室的持续工作 & 社区参与, as well as the organization and passion exhibited by student leaders on campus, the Centre community is giving back to the region that welcomes us home every semester,里德纳说. “饥饿 and houselessness are not foreign concepts for the Danville and Boyle County communities, and it is a privilege to combat these issues alongside dedicated members of the Centre community and beyond.” 

贫困 & 无家可归周活动

Convocation: The Hope Buss: Delivering Hope to Those in Poverty & 无家可归者的 
11月14日晚7点到8点.m.
威西格剧院，免费 & 向公众开放

公民事务办公室 & 社区参与信息表
了解更多 当地的服务机会和我们的P&H周社区伙伴
11月15日，午餐
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午餐时学习:Kahoot!
Learn about the issue of poverty and homelessness in Kentucky
11月16日，午餐
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社区伙伴午餐小组
发请帖 要求.
11月17日上午11:30.m.-12:30 p.m.
校园bwin体育尤恩室

刷卡捐款
Students will be able to donate a swipe to support Boyle County’s Family Services Association. 多亏了帕克赫斯特餐厅, a portion of every donated swipe will benefit families in Danville-Boyle County.
11月16日至18日，午餐
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