R.U. with the Homeless (Habitat for Humanity)
Program/Organization Name: R.U. with the Homeless (Habitat
for Humanity)
Address: SAC Box #4, Student Activities Center, 611 George Street,
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Phone: 732-418-1720
Fax:
Academic Department Affiliation:
Contact Name: Nimita Patel
Title/Position: President
Phone extension:
E-mail Address: mosquito@eden.rutgers.edu
Purpose: R.U. with the Homeless was founded back in the eighties
as a response to the increasingly visible problem of homelessness. The
group's mission is twofold: 1.) community service activities designed to
help alleviate some of the problems caused by homelessness, to help prevent
homelessness in the future and to break down barriers of communication between
students and the homeless as well as other city residents. 2.) political
activities designed to change the structures that cause homelessness, clarify
myths and change attitudes that dehumanize the homeless.
Community Service Area(s): Day Care, Diversity, Economic Development,
Education, Employment, Food/Hunger, Health, Housing, Recreation, Social
Services, Transportation, Women's Issues
Target Population: Youth, Adults, Elderly
Service Providers: Undergraduate students
Fee: No
Eligibility Restrictions for Services:
Current Community Service Projects in New Brunswick: Survey
Project - Surveying New Brunswick Residents about several issues to make
them more aware of issues and educate ourselves as to issues concerning
New Brunswick residents.
Current Community Service Projects in New Brunswick: Women Aware
- Conducting training painting shelters, creating projects with kids, office
work, etc.
Program(s)/Organizations Worked With, Within Rutgers:
Program(s)/Organizations Worked With, Within the New Brunswick Community:
Women Aware, Inc. (domestic violence), Elijah's Promise Soup Kitchen, New
Brunswick Street School, New Brunswick Housing Corporations, Interfaith
Rotating Shelter of New Brunswick
Government and Foundation Grants Successfully Acquired For Community
Projects:
Other Government and Foundation Grants Successfully Applied For:
Resources Available For Community Service in New Brunswick: Knowledge
of community contacts, Volunteers
New Initiatives and Service Expansions Interested In: Create a better
housing organization like Habitat for Humanity. Make New Brunswick residents
more politically aware. Have resources to act on political issues dealing
with the homeless in New Brunswick.
Recent Handbooks/Guides: RU with the Homeless Fact Sheet
Additional Information:
