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Journal of Undergraduate Research at Minnesota State University, Mankato

2014

Homeless

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Project Close At Hand: Addressing Homelessness Through Community Engagement, Kristin Wibben Aug 2014

Project Close At Hand: Addressing Homelessness Through Community Engagement, Kristin Wibben

Journal of Undergraduate Research at Minnesota State University, Mankato

This project examines the power of college students to positively sensitize their host community’s residents to the problem of homelessness and to implement “Project Close at Hand”, a project that focuses on breaking down the stereotypes associated with homelessness and collecting donations sufficient to save a local men’s homeless shelter from closing.