Sub-categories in this issue

• Chronic Homelessness in West Virginia; Rural Homelessness (PolicyOptions)
• Urban Homelessness (Student Homeless Challenge Project; Alternative Spring Break; Freshmen Service Trip)

Types of Service   short-term  |  ongoing school year  |  summer

• Short-term
  • Alternative Spring Break to Nashville, TN (Campus-Wide)
    • Nashville Rescue Mission
    • Campus for Human Development
    • Music City Mission
    • Safe Haven Family Shelter
  • Student Homeless Challenge Project in Washington, DC (Campus-Wide)
    • 48-hour "urban plunge" homeleness immersion project sponsored by the National Coalition for the Homeless
  • Freshmen Service Trip to Washington, DC (Bonner Scholars)
    • Central Union Mission
    • National Coalition for the Homeless
    • DC Central Kitchen
  • Bluefield Union Mission in Bluefield, WV
  • Labor of Love Mission in North Tazewell, VA
  • Pine Haven Shelter in Beckley, WV
  • Covenant House in Charleston, WV
  • Tender Mercies Ministries in Princeton, WV

Academic Work   courses  |  service-learning  |  CBR and policy research   |  departments and institutes

• UNIV 100 Introduction to University Life
• SOWK 350 Introduction to Community Service
• POSC 225/PSY 350/SOWK 350 Civic Engagement (Alternative Spring Break)
• PSY 350 Homelessness Experience (Student Homeless Challenge Project)
• SOWK 404 Advanced Community Based Research
• POSC 206 Community Based Research
• GEOG 410 Urban Geography

Education & Training   forums  |  workshops  |  reflection activities

• Workshops/Forums
  • Faces of Homelessness Panel (National Coalition for the Homeless Speakers Bureau) 
  • Day at the Legislature
  • Research Presentations
• Reflection Activities
  • Alternative Spring Break Live Blog
  • Bonner Video Project

Campus and Organizational Capacity-Building   training  |  fundraising  |  resource development

• As part of the Serve 2.0 grant, Concord University is training community organizations dealing with the issues of hunger and homelessness training on the use of social media and web video. Some agencies even get a free Flip cam!

Research, Policy Analysis, Deliberative Democracy   evaluations  |  policy research  | issue forums  |  advocacy

• PolicyOptions team (Chronic Homelessness in West Virginia)

Contacts   staff  |  faculty  |  students  |  community partners (local, regional, national)

• Kathy Ball, Director, Bonner Scholars Program, bonner@concord.edu
• Jesse Call, AmeriCorps VISTA, Bonner House for Campus-Wide Community Service, volunteer@concord.edu