wesleyan prepares to help with lincoln project homeless event

A transformative volunteer experience is knocking. Will you answer? Learn about homelessness in Lincoln and how you can help through this week's opportunities:

Monday-Friday: Watch for information about Lincoln's Project Homeless Connect, an event happening at the Center for People in Need on Friday, October 23. Please consider volunteering a few hours of your day for this event.

Tuesday: Bring your lunch and hear an inspiring vision of eradicating homelessness in Lincoln. Interested in working for a non-profit or running one some day? Susanne Blue, Executive Director of Matt Talbot Kitchen, will speak about her work. Matt Talbot Kitchen's (www.mtkserves.org) mission is to "serve the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of Lincoln's working poor and homeless through outreach, education, advocacy and provision of food and shelter." Come hear about her unique experiences working and serving Lincoln. The brown-bag lunch begins at noon in the Chapel.

Wednesday: Brown bag it and learn about homelessness in Lincoln. Chris Webster has been working and engaging with homeless youth in Nebraska for over 15 years. Chris started working at a non-profit in Lincoln and then found his passion working with homeless youth and their families. He delivers a message of hope and miraculous recovery through stories of those who have overcome. This brown-bag lunch begins at noon in Alabaster Lounge.

Thursday: A donation drive will be held on Thursday, October. 8, October 15 and October 22. This effort will help supply Project Homeless Connect with clothing and other personal items. Bring your new or gently-used clothes, personal items like toothbrushes, shampoo, soap, etc., blankets, comforters, and winter coats. Designated carts will be set up outside the dining hall and in Great Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sign up to volunteer at Lincoln Project Homeless Connect
Volunteer to help at Lincoln Project Homeless Connect on Friday, October 23. The Lincoln Homeless Coalition, in conjunction with numerous agencies around Lincoln, is organizing a Project Homeless Connect event for our city. This is the first year of the event, and it is being modeled after numerous other Project Homeless Connect events held across the United States. This is an exciting event that brings together a myriad of services and information to one place in hopes of connecting homeless with the assistance they need.

To read more about Project Homeless Connect on a national level, visit: http://www.ich.gov/slocal/NationalProjectHomelessConnectPromo.html

Nebraska Wesleyan University is working in conjunction with the Lincoln Homeless Coalition to recruit volunteers to help before, during, and after the event. There are a variety of shifts and areas in which you can volunteer.

To read more about volunteer opportunities and to sign up to become a volunteer, visit: http://projecthomelessconnect.ning.com/

For further questions, contact Jeannine Bryant at jbryant@nebrwesleyan.edu, Megan Comstock at mcomstoc@nebrwesleyan.edu or Erin Outson at eoutson@nebrwesleyan.edu