**Get involved by signing up for any of the events below**

I Give Up Your Bed for a Night - November 19-20 starting at 7 pm on Beckman Mall
II Union Station Homeless Meal Service - Saturday November 21, 6-9 PM
III Skid Row Outreach - Sunday November 22, 7:45-11:30 AM
IV Lunch Discussion with Area Service Agencies - Monday November 23 at noon in the Caltech Y Lounge
V UCLA Law Prof. Gary Blasi: "Ending Homelessness in Southern CA" - Tues. Nov. 24, 7:30 PM in BIA
VI Thanksgiving Dinner In The Park - Thursday November 26 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
VII Food Drive at Caltech - Drop off at Homelessness Awareness Week Events and Caltech Y, Nov. 18-25

Every day, tens of thousands of men, women, and children across Southern California scrounge for a meal and a place to spend the night. The Caltech Social Activism Speaker Series invites you to step out of your comfort zone and give up your bed while you join other members of the community for a night sleeping out in the open air. We will be hosting a night of information and reflection to raise awareness for the plight of homelessness, which is pervasive throughout the region. There will be a soup kitchen, video screenings, and some TAs (maybe even you!) will hold office hours outdoors. Spend part or all of the night outside. Bring a friend, a sleeping bag, and maybe even a problem set and broaden your mind both academically and socially. For more information and to sign up go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=j_2fyWpsJpuVaYTxXrmJVJaw_3d_3d

Any questions, email Nicole Czakon (czakon@caltech.edu) or Brandi Shanata (bmlshanata@gmail.com)

Can't make it? Join us for some or all of the other events during Homelessness Awareness Week before Thanksgiving and learn how to give back to the community.

Join a small group of Caltech students on a trip to our local homeless shelter where you will you will make a difference in the lives of others when you help prepare and serve a meal to the residents there. A group of Caltech students serve a meal at Union Station the third Saturday of every month. Union Station is sponsored by the Caltech Y. For more information or to volunteer, go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=j_2fyWpsJpuVaYTxXrmJVJaw_3d_3d

For questions, contact Lisa: lmauger@caltech.edu or Greg: gregf@caltech.edu

Can't make it? Join us for some or all of the other events during Homelessness Awareness Week before Thanksgiving and learn how to give back to the community.

A group of Caltech students joins a ministry team from Eagle Rock Christian Assembly on a trip to Skid Row where you can hand out food and interact with the homeless. The Skid Row Outreach takes place every Sunday and is coordinated by the Caltech Christian Fellowship. All are welcome, volunteers do not need to be members of this faith community. For more information or to volunteer, contact Nate: nmorison@caltech.edu You can also volunteer at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=j_2fyWpsJpuVaYTxXrmJVJaw_3d_3d

Can't make it? Join us for some or all of the other events during Homelessness Awareness Week before Thanksgiving and learn how to give back to the community.

Enjoy a free lunch and learn how to help the homeless from a group of people who work with the homeless in the area providing food, teaching skills, helping them transition out of homelessness, and other services. Whether you are just thinking about helping, want to help once a year or once a month, raise money, serve food, organize donations, tutor kids, help with resumes, or something else, this panel will answer your questions and give you information on how you can make a difference in a homeless person’s or family’s life. Join us on November 23 at noon in the Caltech Y Lounge.

To sign up go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=j_2fyWpsJpuVaYTxXrmJVJaw_3d_3d

For more information email Nicole Czakon (czakon@caltech.edu) or Brandi Shanata (bmlshanata@gmail.com)

Can't make it? Join us for some or all of the other events during Homelessness Awareness Week before Thanksgiving and learn how to give back to the community.

The end of chronic homelessness is in sight. But not without advocacy across many sectors in our communities. Come hear renowned advocate and lawyer Gary Blasi challenge us with ending chronic homelessness in Southern California. This is the keynote event of the Homelessness Awareness Week presented by the Caltech Y Social Activism Speaker Series and is free and open to the public. For more information, visit our website at www.caltechY.org

Can't make it? Join us for some or all of the other events during Homelessness Awareness Week before Thanksgiving and learn how to give back to the community.

Join Caltech students at Central Park in Pasadena for Union Station's Dinner In The Park - Community Thanksgiving Meal. We will be leading games and doing face painting for children during the meal. Each year thousands from the community are served a meal for thanksgiving in the park. Caltech's participation at Dinner In The Park is coordinated by the Caltech Y. For more information or to volunteer, go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=j_2fyWpsJpuVaYTxXrmJVJaw_3d_3d

Can't make it? Join us for some or all of the other events during Homelessness Awareness Week before Thanksgiving and learn how to give back to the community.

Canned and non perishable food is being accepted at any of the Homelessnes Awareness Week events and the Caltech Y. It will be distributed to local organizations working with the homeless or hungry in our community. The Food Drive is coordinated by Net Impact and the Caltech Y. For more information please contact Greg: gregf@caltech.edu