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UNK students spend cold night in cardboard boxes, shine light on homelessness

November 19, 2018 by admin

UNK students, from left to right, Sadie Brandt, Carrie Hardage and Jayme Gomez, all of Kearney, slept outside in cardboard boxes Friday as part of Chi Sigma Iota’s “A Night Without a Home,” which raises awareness about homelessness. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – As the north wind howled and the temperature plunged, it became clear this would be a long, uncomfortable night. The small group gathered near the Bell Tower on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus scrambled to set up its shelters before the conditions worsened. They used nearby Copeland Hall to block the strong wind gusts and stuffed cardboard boxes with blankets and sleeping bags to insulate themselves from the chilly … [Read more...] about UNK students spend cold night in cardboard boxes, shine light on homelessness

Filed Under: College of Education, News, Photo Galleries, Student Life Tagged With: A Night Without A Home, big blue cupboard, Chi Sigma Iota, Counseling, Doug Tillman, Food Pantry, Homeless, Hunger, Jacob Sandman, Kearney Housing Agency, psychology, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

Social work students hosting poverty awareness event

October 20, 2017 by admin

Poverty Photo

What: Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) About the Event: Could you survive a month in poverty? Social work students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney are dedicated to improving the lives of those living in poverty as well as other marginalized populations. … This simulation will shed light on situations of families living in poverty, decisions they have to make and the fears and frustrations they feel. … Participants will be given the opportunity to identify … [Read more...] about Social work students hosting poverty awareness event

Filed Under: Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Awareness, E-Free, Homeless, Poverty, social work

Borchard continues homeless research in Portland

March 25, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

By AUSTIN KOELLER UNK Communications KEARNEY – Kurt Borchard has always been a passionate researcher on homelessness, but new research brings him to something he's never seen before. A professor of sociology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, Borchard is taking a yearlong sabbatical next fall to interview individuals in two homeless encampments in Portland, Ore. A loophole in that city’s laws has allowed the homeless population to form two encampments, where … [Read more...] about Borchard continues homeless research in Portland

Filed Under: Faculty, Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Homeless, Kurt Borchard, Las Vegas, research

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