Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

2025, November 17-25, Monday-Tuesday

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is an annual program where people come together across the country to draw attention to the problems of hunger and homelessness. We will spend the week holding a series of educational, service, advocacy events.

  • Resource Monday

    COAT DRIVE
     
    Volunteer at the Cardinal Cupboard

    Monday November 18 - Friday November 22 | Between 12 - 5 PM | McMahon B105
    Limited volunteer slots are available throughout the week at the Cardinal Cupboard during Hunger or Homelessness Awareness week. The Cardinal Cupboard is Catholic University's food pantry, which provides non-perishable food items to any member of the university community that is experiencing food insecurity.

    Request a time to serve by emailing cua-service@cua.edu

  • Testimonial Tuesday

    HUNGER ROUNDTABLE & HOUSING SPEAKER PANEL

  • Take Action Wednesday

    THANKSGIVING MEAL PACKING PARTY

    Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | 7:00 - 8:30 PM | Pryzbyla Great Room B
     Join Campus Ministry's Cardinal Cupboard for a night of Service, packaging Thanksgiving themed grocery bags for our neighborhood partners at the Edgewood Brookland family support collaborative. Please RSVP on the Nest. For questions or accommodations, please email cua-service@cua.edu.

     

    Fr. McKenna Center 

    Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | 6:55 - 9 AM | The Cellar
    Come serve breakfast to men experiencing homelessness at the McKenna Center! Please arrive at the Cellar by 6:55 am. Wear close-toed shoes and long pants. We will travel to the McKenna Center together and return by 9:00am. Please RSVP on The Nest. For questions or accommodations, please email cua-service@cua.edu.

     

  • Federal Advocacy Thursday

    NCSSS ADVOCACY DAY

  • Education Friday

    5K FUN RUN
     
    Sacred Heart Dinners:
    Friday, November 22, 2024 | 2:45 - 5:30 PM | Campus Ministry Office
    Volunteer at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart! There students, faculty, and staff help to prepare hot meals and serve those experiencing food insecurity. Come build community and give back to our neighbors! 

    Meet at the Campus Ministry Office at 2:45pm, and we will take a van to the Shrine. Reserve your spot in the van on The Nest. For questions or accommodations, please email cua-service@cua.edu.

Serve

See opportunities for service during HH Week in the rows above to help those experiencing food scarcity and homelessness. Links to RSVP for each event are listed under "Schedule of Events" on the right side of your screen. 

Campus Ministry offers weekly recurring service opportunities, as well as multiple monthly and one-off service activities throughout the year as well! Here a just a few we wish to highlight. 

  • Father McKenna Center: A Campus Ministry weekly service site where students serve breakfast to guests at the McKenna Center on a weekly basis. Students can volunteer beginning in their first semester at CUA.
  • Sacred Heart Dinners/Food Packing: Campus Ministry weekly service site where students support local hunger outreach by helping with dinner service and food distribution (two separate events) at Sacred Heart parish. Students can volunteer beginning in their first semester at CUA.
  • Homeless Food Runs: A Campus Ministry weekly service site where students travel to Union Station and other parts of D.C.  to distribute food and spend time with individuals experiencing homelessness. Students can participate beginning in their first semester at CUA.

For a complete list of offerings, see our Service Opportunities page. 

Pray

Prayer for Hunger & Homelessness Week: 

Make us worthy, Lord, to serve our fellow men throughout the world, who live and die in poverty and hunger. Give them through our hands, this day, their daily bread, and by our understanding love, give peace and joy.

—­Blessed Pope Paul VI

Hunger & Homelessness Week Spiritual Challenge: 

I will express my gratitude to God for the food I receive through his providence by praying before and after every meal. I will not waste food, taking only what I need, remembering those who go without.

Learn

Hunger and Homelessness is a complex issue. We've provided some basic information about this topic on the following subpage.

Learn More

Give

Drop off non-perishable items or clothes throughout HH week at our on-campus food pantry or sustanable clothes swap, or donate online here. Visit our webpages below for drop off times and office hours: