I'm sure that everyone is in the midst of final preparations for classes. If you have a moment, please consider sharing your time at one of these volunteer opportunities from the Office of Community Service.
**Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week**
One week prior to Thanksgiving, schools, communities and cities throughout the nation endeavor to bring a greater awareness to the issues of hunger and homelessness.
This year the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention and IUPUI are partnering together to bring awareness events to our community throughout the week! Be on the look-out for flyers with more information!
Events for the week are as follows:
Brown Bag Lunch and Homeless Panel -
Monday, November 15 – 12:00-1:30 – CE 305
Community Resource Fair Resource Fair –
Thursday, November 18 – 11:00-1:00 – Campus Center Atrium
Jam the Jaguars Pantry –
November 14-23 – Drop off cans at several locations around campus to help fill the Jaguars Pantry
**Jags in the Streets - Helping Homeless Veterans and Families**
**November 12th 10am-12pm - HVAF of Indiana, Inc.**
“No American, especially a veteran, should ever be homeless”
Join IUPUI on November 12th in a partnership with HVAF of Indiana Inc, a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating homelessness for veterans and their families through prevention, education, supportive services and advocacy.
HVAF provides supportive, structured housing to Indiana veterans and their families who are recovering from homelessness. Additionally, it provides veterans and their families with the assistance necessary to ensure successful independent living in the community.
As a volunteer, you will have the opportunity to help HVAF with raking leaves, picking up limbs & debris, removal of brush from trees and indoor painting.
Please register at https://spreadsheets.google.com /viewform?formkey=dFlfY0c5bUhHLWprbHh4dnY4T1l6Q0E6MA
Once you register, you will receive more information about this event.
Please contact Suzanne Graham with questions about this event: sezeller@umail.iu.edu
**Jags in the Streets - Samaritan’s Feet**
**Saturday November 20th 9am-1pm**
300 million people wake up each morning without a pair of shoes to protect their feet from injury and disease. Samaritan’s Feet is a non-profit organization dedicated to changing lives through Shoes of Hope distributions around the world. Come join IUPUI in the effort with Samaritan’s Feet to provide shoes to children who do not have them. IUPUI volunteers will be helping sort shoes in their warehouse for kids who may have never owned their own pair of shoes in their lifetime.
Register by November 18th at: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGpKbUs3b2FLZm9yNWJTTF9WdnV2emc6MA
Once you register, you will receive more specific instructions about this event.
Please contact Suzanne Graham with questions about this event: sezeller@umail.iu.edu
**Postbrook East Apartments is looking for volunteers to be positive role models!**
This opportunity would allow for children to meet one-on-one with a positive role model, once a week in the Postbrook East community room, and receive assistance with homework and/or engage in an entertaining, but, enlightening activity. This position is one that would be very rewarding as these children do not get those experiences often. Snacks and refreshments would be provided for the kids and volunteers.
Special Requirements/Skills for Volunteers: Basic math, science, social studies, and/or language arts skills.
Volunteers Needed every Tuesday from November 9, 2010 to May 17, 2011
Contact Amber N. Smith for more information: asmith@GreystonePMC.com
**School on Wheels Takes Tutors to Homeless Children**
Help make a difference in the life of a homeless child by serving as a tutor in area shelters. School on Wheels is looking for dedicated volunteers to help children with their homework and study skills one hour per week. For more information, contact Carrie at indysow@yahoo.com or call 317-704-4308.
For people who are interested: We are preparing for another busy school year and we are looking forward to training a new group of volunteers to help these children. It is an experience that truly makes a difference in the lives of children and should positively impact your life as well. We hope you can join us for tutor orientation to learn more about this wonderful program. Please contact Carrie at Carrie@indysow.org for training dates. All orientations take place at our offices, located at 2815 E. 62nd St., Ste. 200. Please let us know if you are available to attend one of these orientations.
Volunteers are expected to tutor one hour per week. We have tutoring opportunities Monday -Thursday from 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM. At the training session, we will be discussing homelessness in Indianapolis as well as what it means to be a School on Wheels tutor. You will receive a Tutor Handbook, needed supplies, and sign up for your tutoring assignment. A criminal history check will also be completed. Whatever your timeframe and/or time commitment is, we will work with you to ensure that your tutoring dates and times fit with your busy schedule. Kindly reply to Carrie at Carrie@indysow.org or 317-202-9100. We look forward to seeing you soon!
**St. Vincent Hospital**
**November 27, 2010**
We need volunteers to help with our 2nd Barnes and Noble book fair event! It will be held at the E.82nd Street Barnes and Noble location from 11am-4pm on Saturday, November 27. We have two volunteer shifts: 10:30am-1:30pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm. There will be a variety of activities, including storytelling, face painting and a general info booth.
The money raised from our book fair will help support the St. Vincent Hospital Patient Book Cart, which serves the main hospital, Women’s and Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital. Our book cart visits patients and provides them with a book to read during their stay, free of charge.
If you are interested in volunteering or have any questions, please contact Sara Miller at 317-338-3267 or at sdmille2@stvincent.org
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