2026 Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week at Alvernia

2026 Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week at Alvernia

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness

Here are events planned at Alvernia University for Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week.

Monday, Nov. 16 - Community Partners Panel

  • Location: Bernardine Hall Lecture Hall
  • Time: 5:00-6:00pm
  • Description: Hear from the people on the front lines of creating change against food and housing insecurity in Berks County. Leaders of change will share their perspectives while offering strategies that can help us all make a difference. Panelists include:
    • Stephan Fains, Director of Community Engagement & Partnerships, Berks Community Action Program (BCAP)
    • Tasha Santiago, Youth Homeless System Specialist, Berks Coalition to End Homelessness (BCEH)
    • Connie Kohler, Director of Food Services, Hope Rescue Mission
    • Kate Alley, Executive Director of LightHouse Women and Children's Center, Hope Rescue Mission
       

Tuesday, Nov. 17 – Weigh the Waste with Pack Hospitality

  • Location: Student Center Dining Hall
  • Time: Lunchtime
  • Description: Weigh the Waste is an interactive event that helps raise awareness of food waste by showing students how much food is discarded. Feedback gathered during the event helps Dining Services improve menus, service, and the overall guest experience while working toward reducing food waste.
     

Wednesday, Nov. 18 – Service Experience with VOiCEup Berks

  • Location: PLEX
  • Time: 5:30-7:00pm
  • Description: Join VOiCEup Berks for the 3rd annual Family Volunteer Day, a community evening to remember the reason for the season. Bring the family and pack food & hygiene kits for Reading Hospital’s Street Medicine Program. Register here and through GetConnected.
     

Thursday, Nov. 19 – Alvernia University Oxfam Hunger Banquet

  • Location: Student Center 2nd Floor Seminar Rooms
  • Time: 4:30-6:00pm
  • Description: Oxfam Hunger Banquet events have helped people understand the reality of hunger disparities and the importance of building a better food system through its hands-on event. Take on a persona and join us as we have a first-hand experience of food insecurity through the lens of different income levels. Register in Campus Commons 204.