Two of our partners, the Campus Kitchens Project and Generation No Kid Hungry, have teamed up to create an event called the Drive to Hunger Awareness. This event can be a great addition to Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Weeks held on high school and college campuses.
The Drive to Hunger Awareness consists of a food drive, hunger awareness forum, and advocacy opportunities. It combines the tangible action of a food drive with additional activities that encourage and promote future engagement around food insecurity.
Attendees are asked to bring canned foods for donation to a local campus or community organization (e.g, a food pantry, backpack program, etc.). The event can run anywhere from 1.5 to 2 hours, with time allocated for the forum (guest speakers and Q&A) in the beginning, followed by activities and door prize distribution. Each speaker should be allotted a maximum of 15 minutes, so the forum can run more like a discussion rather than a lecture.
Learn more about how to organize this event at the Drive to Hunger Awareness website.