100 Hours of Poverty

100 Hours of Poverty is now completed. Thank you to all students, faculty, staff & admin who participated in our challenge to experience poverty for 100 Hours. If you are interested in learning more about service opportunities on campus, please contactcampusministry@stjohns.eduorstjservice@stjohns.edu

November 6 - 10, 2011

Welcome to 100 Hours of Poverty, an experiential poverty awareness event.  100 Hours asks you spend four days and four hours walking in the shoes of one person experiencing “food insecurity.”  Following some simple guidelines, you will be asked to make meal choices on just a few dollars a day - - the same kinds of food choices made by families living at or below the federal poverty level every day across the country.

The program begins on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 1:00 pm, and runs through Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 5:00 pm. Each participant will be asked to spend no more than $27.49 on food for the entire 100 hours. In the 100th hour, the St. John’s University community is invited to a buffet dinner and panel discussion about food insecurity, our social safety net, and volunteer opportunities for helping to end hunger.

REGISTER NOW!! - The deadline for registration has expired.

Don’t forget to log your meals as part of the challenge:

Day 1 Log (November 6)
Day 2 Log (November 7)
Day 3 Log (November 8)
Day 4 Log (November 9)
Day 5 Log (November 10)

Want to share your experience with us?

  • Follow us on Facebook & Twitter @stjservice
  • We are putting together a mini documentary on the experience.
  • Upload a video on our You Tube video.
  • Share your pictures or video with us on Twitter (#100hours)
  • Share your pictures with us on Facebook (100 Hours)

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