Volunteer and help over 2000 individuals who are homeless.
Location
Off Campus
Date & Time
October 2, 2014, 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
Description
About Project Homeless Connect:
Project Homeless Connect is a national model for helping the homeless community by bringing together services to meet every need into one place at one time. This model has been recognized by the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) and has been replicated in nearly 300 cities throughout the United States.
The event provides on-site services for the local homeless community, such as medical exams and screenings, haircuts, legal advice, identification, access to healthy food, and more. Participating homeless and at-risk individuals and families are paired with a volunteer guide, who helps participants navigate the various services and share the experience of the event.
Project Homeless Connect 2013 was an overwhelming success. 2000 people who were facing homelessness or at-risk of becoming homeless received services to improve their quality of life and help them get on the path toward self-sufficiency.
Project Homeless Connect is a national model for helping the homeless community by bringing together services to meet every need into one place at one time. This model has been recognized by the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) and has been replicated in nearly 300 cities throughout the United States.
The event provides on-site services for the local homeless community, such as medical exams and screenings, haircuts, legal advice, identification, access to healthy food, and more. Participating homeless and at-risk individuals and families are paired with a volunteer guide, who helps participants navigate the various services and share the experience of the event.
Project Homeless Connect 2013 was an overwhelming success. 2000 people who were facing homelessness or at-risk of becoming homeless received services to improve their quality of life and help them get on the path toward self-sufficiency.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Volunteers can click here and sign up for a shift from 9:30 - 12:30, 12:00- 3:00 or 2:30 - 5:30 to be a volunteer guide. A volunteer guide will you'll be paired with a homeless participant and help connect them to the many services at the event. Last year, volunteers helped 2,000 people experiencing homelessness obtain housing services, medical care, dental care, legal assistance, ID cards, groceries, haircuts and much more.
Location/Transportation:
Project Homless Connect will be held at the Baltimore Convention Center
which is located at One West Pratt Street - West Wing. A UMBC shuttle is availble that can bring you very close to the center. One van, with litmited seating will leave at 9:00 am for the morning shift. To sign up for a shuttle seat, please email me ASAP.