{"id":11351,"date":"2023-10-27T09:43:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T14:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=11351"},"modified":"2023-10-27T09:43:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T14:43:43","slug":"student-social-workers-help-sponsor-walk-for-the-homeless-nov-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/27\/student-social-workers-help-sponsor-walk-for-the-homeless-nov-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Student social workers help sponsor Walk for the Homeless Nov. 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img class=\"alignright size-fusion-400 wp-image-11352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Homeless-Walk-2023-400x351.png\" alt=\"walk 4 the homeless nov 3 2023 st joseph mo\" width=\"400\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Homeless-Walk-2023-200x175.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Homeless-Walk-2023-310x272.png 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Homeless-Walk-2023-400x351.png 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Homeless-Walk-2023.png 601w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Oct. 27, 2023&#8211;St. Joseph\u2019s annual Walk for the Homeless will be held on Friday, November 3, 2023, in downtown St. Joseph. Registration will open at 4 p.m. and the walk will begin at 4:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participants will start at the corner of 6th and Messanie and walk the migratory route of the homeless with various stopping points at social service agencies that serve the homeless population. Participants will also assist with trash pickup along the route as a gesture of goodwill to the city and downtown businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Walk for the Homeless raises money to assist the homeless community in St. Joseph to obtain I.D. cards, birth certificates, and transportation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyone can participate free of charge. However, for a $20 donation, donors can receive a Walk for the Homeless t-shirt. Food is provided following the walk.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To register in advance, click the \u201cregister\u201d tab at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjwalkforthehomeless.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stjwalkforthehomeless.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The walk is sponsored in part by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Missouri Western State University social work program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/missouriwestern.presence.io\/organization\/organization-of-student-social-worker-ossw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organization of Student Social Workers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in partnership with Northwest Health Services, Summers Motors and many local organizations and businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oct. 27, 2023&#8211;St. Joseph\u2019s annual Walk for the Homeless will be held on Friday, November 3, 2023, in downtown St. Joseph. 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