During the week of October 12th thru the 17th an amazing annual event, Homelessness Awareness Week (HAW), will take place on the campus of Kennesaw State University. Students, faculty and staff will be provided with the extraordinary experience of learning about and simulating homelessness as the campus field is turned into a homeless community. The following is the agenda for the week:
October 12th - Homelessness Awareness 1st Annual Conference
Making Homelessness Visible: From Education to Engagement
October 13th and 14th - Breakout sessions in classrooms with outreach workers from the community
October 15th and 16th - A 48 hour homeless simulation where students sleep-out on the campus field for two nights and try to find the resources they need to survive.
October 17th - Debriefing of students and faculty with group discussions about individual experiences
HAW makes it possible for faculty, students and staff to have the opportunity to learn about this "invisible" sector of our society. The goal of the activities is to increase students knowledge and understanding of living without food shelter and sometimes living without hope.
To learn more about Homelessness Awareness Week at KSU visit http://www.cleopatrajones.org/ where you can view footage from HAW 2008. To register for Homelessness Awareness Week go to the following link: serve.gov.
