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Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week is Happening Soon!

Be sure to join us the week of November 17th- 21st! We will have a variety of service opportunities and educational opportunities featuring community partners on and off campus to draw attention to the issues of hunger and houselessness. Be sure to check them out below! Stay tuned for whats next, and we hope to see you soon! <3

Up coming events!

Serve your city *Series*:

Walk an Adoptable Pup!

Hunger & Homelessness awareness week

Book Drive for Street Books!
Sort and pack donations with the oregon food bank
Housing and food insecurity at PSU: Understanding the challange
Craft cards for home bound seniors!
Housing and Belonging - A Community Conversation with Oregon Humanities
Sort Household Donations at Community Warehouse

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Accessibility Information:
If you have additional accessibility needs, please reach out and email us at volunteer@pdx.edu. We are happy to work with you to make sure you enjoy every event!

SCEC SYC Shorts + Series

**Walk an adoptable PUP (SYC Series)**

When: On Mondays

November 3rd - December 1st

10:00am - 11:00pm

Location: 1825 SW Broadway M113, Portland, OR

What: For this project, volunteers will take dogs on a 45–60 minute walk near the shelter while encouraging good behaviors such as sit, stay, heel, and paw. Volunteers must have experience walking dogs and be comfortable managing large breeds. To help keep the pups calm and focused, dogs should not interact with other dogs or people during walks.

Hunger & Homlessness Awareness Week

Week long event: Book Drive For Street books

The Student Community Engagement Center is teaming up with Street Books, a one-of-a-kind, bicycle-powered library that brings books directly to Portland’s unhoused community. Together, we’re hosting a book drive to help expand access to reading and connection for everyone.

Locations:

Room m103 – Hub for Service & Sustainability
Room m113 – SALP Clubhouse
(Both on the first-floor mezzanine)
UNST Cramer Lounge Room 17
Urban building third floor lounge

Be sure to keep an eye out for Val the volunteer otter on them!

Click here for more info

Sort and Pack Donations with the Oregon Food Bank

When: Monday, November 17th, 1:30pm-3:30pm

Where: Oregon Food Bank, 7900 NE 33rd Dr

f you need a ride, we will be meeting in the Smith Memorial Student Union at 1:00 p.m. If you dont need a ride arrive by 1:30 pm.

What: Looking for a hands-on way to make a difference? Join us as we volunteer with the Oregon Food Bank! The Oregon Food Bank seeks to eliminate hunger and its root causes through collecting and distributing food across Oregon and Southwest Washington During this project, volunteers will assist with ongoing tasks such as sorting canned and boxed food donations into categories, repacking and labeling bulk food items into family-size portions, and culling and sorting produce.

Learn more & Register!

Housing and Food Insecurity at PSU: Understanding the Challenge

When: Tuesday, November 18th, 12:45pm-1:45pm

Where: Smith Memorial Student Union Room 338

What: Join us for an engaging and educational presentation with Jacen Greene, co-founder and Assistant Director of Portland State University’s Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative. Drawing on his expertise in social innovation and community research, Jacen will guide students through a deeper understanding of housing and food insecurity—issues that affect many PSU students today.

RSVP!

Craft Cards for homebound Seniors in Collaboration with the PSU Library

When: Wednesday, November 19, 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Where: Millar library.

We will be meeting in the Sandbox, located on the first floor of the library, to the right, next to the printing station.

What: We will begin our time together with a short explanation and discussion about Meals on Wheels and the work they do in the community to support our elderly neighbors. Then the rest of the hour will be spent crafting and writing cards together. Art supplies will be provided, but you are also welcome to bring your own to use. You are welcome to draw, paint, write a letter or create anything you feel inspired to make - these crafts will be greatly appreciated by the seniors.

Housing and Belonging - A Community Conversation with Oregon Humanities

When: Thursday, November 20, 4:30pm-6:00pm

Where: SMSU Room 333, Portland State University

What: Join us for a thought-provoking conversation on housing and belonging, facilitated by community organizer Julia Water as part of Oregon Humanities' Conversation Project during Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week. This 90-minute session will dive into the visible and divisive issues surrounding housing and homelessness that are prevalent in media, politics, and across Oregon’s communities.

RSVP!

Sort Household Donations at Community Warehouse

When: Friday, November 21st, 5:00pm-7:00pm

Where: Community Warehouse, 3961 NE MLK Blvd

We’ll meet in Smith Memorial Student Union at 4:30 p.m. before taking the #6 bus together. Volunteers meeting on-site can go directly to Community Warehouse

What: Looking for a hands-on way to make a difference? Join us as we volunteer with Community Warehouse, a local nonprofit that partners with over 200 agencies to provide essential household furnishings to more than 7,500 individuals and families across NW Oregon and SW Washington each year. During this project, volunteers will assist with ongoing tasks such as bundling silverware, sorting linens, assembling furniture, and other warehouse needs

Did You Know?

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Check out Give Pulse not only for SCEC events but also for many volunteering opportunities with other nonprofits!

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This Week's Project Spotlight:

Adult Inclusion Volunteers at Outdoor School

Community Partner: MESD Outdoor School

Where: 11611 NE Ainsworth Circle, Portland, OR

What: We are looking for adult one-on-one inclusion volunteers to help support 6th grade students who are attending Outdoor School for a full week (6 days-5 nights) and who have diverse needs.

Interested? Click here!

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Through service events ranging from one-day to year long opportunities SCEC provides co-cirrcular opportunities for Portland State students to become catalysts for change.

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