At the University of Akron, the Department of Student Life’s serveAkron program organizes Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.
The anchor of their Awareness Week last year was a week-long food drive for their regional food bank. In addition, they offered a busy schedule of educational events and service projects including a movie screening, service trips to the local homeless shelter and regional food bank, a meal packaging event, and a casino night designed to teach players about poverty.
A group of students, staff, and faculty members also spent the week taking the SNAP Challenge, by trying to live on the same daily budget as a food stamp recipient.
In total, more than 400 students participated in the week’s events.
