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UNK social work majors discover local resources during scavenger hunt

September 30, 2019 by gottulatm

UNK senior Alyssa Donahey of Palmer, center, interacts with Octavia Westbrooks, left, and Braylen Fraklen on Friday at the Crossroads Center homeless shelter in Kearney. Social work majors from UNK spent the day learning about a variety of resources available in the community. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Imagine being out of money, out of gas and out of work, but you need a hot meal and a place to stay for the night. Or you’re leaving an abusive relationship and looking for a safe space where you can find support. Where do you turn for help? Those are the types of situations University of Nebraska at Kearney social work majors faced Friday during an exercise that introduced the students to local resources and put … [Read more...] about UNK social work majors discover local resources during scavenger hunt

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, News, Photo Galleries Tagged With: Alyssa Donahey, Britney Hicken, Buffalo County Community Partners, Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska, Crossroads Center, Kearney eFree Church, Meredith Collins, Nadine Stuehm, Scavenger Hunt, social work, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

Mattresses from UNK are ‘blessing’ for Kearney, Norfolk groups helping people in need

July 16, 2018 by admin 2 Comments

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Don Wellensiek and Dave White were busy Tuesday methodically stacking mattresses inside a semitrailer parked near the Nebraskan Student Union at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. It was time-consuming work for the UNK Facilities Management employees, but far better than the alternative of chucking the beds in a roll-off dumpster headed for the landfill. The semitrailer they loaded ended up at Orphan Grain Train, a … [Read more...] about Mattresses from UNK are ‘blessing’ for Kearney, Norfolk groups helping people in need

Filed Under: News, Photo Galleries Tagged With: Charity, Crossroads Center, Dave White, Donation, Facilities, Mattresses, Nonprofit, Nonprofits, Orphan Grain Train, Residence Life, Salvation Army

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