{"id":11688,"date":"2024-10-18T08:40:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T13:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=11688"},"modified":"2024-10-18T08:40:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T13:40:46","slug":"missouri-western-to-sponsor-annual-walk-for-the-homeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/18\/missouri-western-to-sponsor-annual-walk-for-the-homeless\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri Western to sponsor annual walk for the homeless"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11689\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11689\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/truck-310x206.jpg\" alt=\"walk for the homeless 2023\" width=\"310\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/truck-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/truck-310x206.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/truck-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/truck-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/truck-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/truck-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/truck-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/truck-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/10\/truck-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walk for the homeless 2023, photo provided by GriffonNews.com.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oct. 18, 2024&#8211;Missouri Western State University\u2019s Organization of Student Social Workers will host the 13th annual Walk for the Homeless on Friday, Nov. 1 in downtown St. Joseph. Check in begins at 4 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The walk will begin at 4:30 p.m. at 6th and Messanie, next to the Downtown Health Center. Walkers will follow the migration path the homeless take through downtown to access services designed to meet their basic needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The goal of this annual event is to raise awareness about the homeless population living in St. Joseph. All money collected will help the homeless in the St. Joseph area with costs for birth certificates, IDs, job searches and miscellaneous needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stjwalkforthehomeless.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">www.stjwalkforthehomeless.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for more information and to register for the event. Volunteers are also welcome and donations can be made through the website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is open to the public and free to walk, but participants are encouraged to purchase an event t-shirt for $20. Proceeds benefit the Downtown Health Center&#8217;s Homeless Fund.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MWSU students receive $5 off per registrant by entering coupon code GOGRIFFS.<\/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. 18, 2024&#8211;Missouri Western State University\u2019s Organization of Student Social Workers will host the 13th annual Walk for the Homeless on Friday, Nov. 1 in downtown St. Joseph. Check in begins at 4 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0 The walk will begin at 4:30 p.m. at 6th and Messanie, next to the Downtown Health Center. 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