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Introductions
RCOHH
Tell everyone: • Your Name:
• Major/Year/College
• What you want to do when you’re out of Rice…
• Why you’re here…
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Many Sandwiches Ago….
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Many Sandwiches Ago….
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Basic Math • For about $1.50, we make a sack lunch…
• Just asking a few friends, we could raise $200-400…
• In about 2 hours, we can make 200-500 sack lunches… Total
~3000 sack lunches.
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Many Sandwiches Ago….
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“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.”
- Mother Teresa
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Homeless in Houston…
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Facts at a Glance: • Houston has the largest homeless population in Texas
8th largest in the nation • > 40,000 people experience homelessness annually
Over 13,500 people at any point in time
Over 11,000 students in Harris county
~1 in 5 are identified as “chronically homeless”
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Homeless in Houston…
RCOHH
Facts at a Glance: • Houston has the largest homeless population in Texas
8th largest in the nation • > 40,000 people experience homelessness annually
Over 13,500 people at any point in time
Over 11,000 students in Harris county
~1 in 5 are identified as “chronically homeless”
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Homeless in Houston…
RCOHH
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Group Mission…
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“So… what’s RCoHH?”
“The Rice Coalition on Hunger and Homelessness is a student-led service and advocacy group focused on
tackling systemic poverty and homelessness in Houston.”
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Group Mission…
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“So… what’s RCoHH?”
… Basically, we're looking for ways to help the folks in need stay well-fed, get them out of poverty, and have the
rest of the world be made aware of their existence.
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RCoHH Difference…
“How is this different from…?”
• More time spent understanding the issues
• Larger focus on creating repeatable service events
• More focus on long-term solutions
• Greater emphasis on policy/structural change
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Malawi?
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“Aren’t there better causes to care about… like Malawi?”
?
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Malawi?
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“Aren’t there better causes to care about… like Malawi?”
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“Invisible People”
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Karen
“Karen says she feels invisible. At one time she had an important job and lots of social interaction, but now she says it’s rare to have a conversation with another person. Earlier, Karen was parked near a public park and was cleaning out her car. She was feeling invisible and hadn’t talked to anyone, then a dog came into the park and caught everyone’s attention making Karen feel even more invisible.” http://invisiblepeople.tv/blog/2013/07/karen-mobile-homeless-san-diego/?autoplay=1
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Malawi?
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“We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and
uncared for is the greatest poverty.” - Mother Teresa
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“Invisible People”
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Eliona
“At only 14 years old, Elaina made the decision to leave home rather than live with her mother’s drug abuse. That’s a pretty hard call for a young child to make, yet today I met a few homeless youth in Salt Lake City, Utah that felt the streets were better than home.” http://invisiblepeople.tv/blog/2013/08/elaina-homeless-youth-salt-lake-city-virgin-mobile-sevenly/?autoplay=1
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Alternatives?
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Jacob
“According to California Progress Report, 65% of youth in foster care emancipate without a place to live. 40% of persons living in homeless shelters are former foster children. A similarly disproportionate percentage of the nation’s prison population is comprised of former foster youth. Less than 3% go to college and 51% are unemployed.” http://invisiblepeople.tv/blog/2013/09/jacob-homeless-youth-foster-care-salt-lake-city/?autoplay=1
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RCoHH Mission
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“I’d help, but what about the…”
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RCoHH Mission
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“I’d help, but what about the…”
Creepy people who just get high all day!
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Causes of Homelessness
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From Search Homeless Services:
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Causes of Homelessness
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Demographic Information • 40% have mental illnesses
• Over 50% are African American
• 1 in 20 come from family of homelessness
• 1 in 5 are gay or bisexual • 2 in 5 had been in foster care
• 1 in 3 homeless youths have children
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Causes of Homelessness
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Demographic Information • 1 in 3 have substance abuse problems
• 35% of homeless mothers physical abused (nat)
• 40% of homeless mothers sexually abused as kids (nat.)
• Up to 54% of homeless have spent time incarcerated (nat.)
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RCoHH Mission
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“Can’t they just get a job at McDonalds?”
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RCoHH Mission
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“Can’t they just get a job at McDonalds?”
No.
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RCoHH Mission
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“What is RCoHH doing to help?”
• Sandwiches for All (Food Distribution)
• OWLS Consulting Service (Re-Incorporation Assistance)
• Rice Invisible People Project (Photojournalism)
• Annual Panel on Homelessness
• Lots of speakers!
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RCoHH Mission
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“How can I get involved?”
• Help make sack lunches on September 8th!
• Apply to be an officer online!
• Spread the word!
• Offer your ideas!