National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week occurs every year in the United States the week before Thanksgiving.
Some communities host fund-raisers or hold hunger walks to raise money for homeless shelters. Libraries forgive fines if patrons bring in cans of food. Youth groups collect canned and boxed food from neighborhoods.
Families sleep overnight in the library—in cardboard boxes (Kokomo, Indiana)—or participants attend a dinner in which the “luck of the draw determines the type of meal you will eat—communal rice and beans on the floor or a multi-course meal,” according to WIBW News (Topeka, Kansas).
Now it’s your turn: What can you do to raise awareness of hunger or homelessness?
Devise a plan or an event. Then, in a paragraph or two, explain your plan or event. How you would like it to work in your homeschool group, co-op, church, neighborhood, or community?
