Love Thy Neighbor Walk for Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week

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. Participating groups spend the week holding a series of educational, service, fundraising, and advocacy events.

Roark-Sullivan and other Kanawha Valley Collective members are organizing a 'Love Thy Neighbor' Walk on November 23, 2021 beginning at 10:00 a.m. at Roark-Sullivan Lifeway Center located at 1015 Smith Street, Charleston, WV 25301.

Walkers will enjoy a trip through downtown Charleston as they make their way to Manna Meal on Quarrier Street.

The Mayor will read a Proclamation at 11:15.

It is FREE to walk.

Each walker will receive a tee-shirt. (First 50 participants)

Donations of nonperishable foods and money will be accepted.

Call 304-541-4756 for more information.

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is designed to educate the public, draw attention to the problem of poverty, and build up the base of volunteers and supporters for local anti-poverty agencies. Groups spend this week generating publicity about hunger and homelessness and holding a series of events to engage their communities.

This amazing event was first held at Villanova University in 1975. This year, more than 700 colleges, high schools, and community groups across the country will come together during this week to raise awareness about the pressing issues of hunger and homelessness.