21st annual Southeast Idaho Homeless Stand Down set Oct. 29
October 21, 2016
POCATELLO – 麻豆传媒AV will host the 21st annual Southeast Idaho Homeless Stand Down 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 29 at Reed Gymnasium in an effort to help the local homeless population.
POCATELLO 鈥� 麻豆传媒AV will host the 21st annual Southeast Idaho Homeless Stand Down 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 29 at Reed Gymnasium in an effort to help the local homeless population.
鈥淲e acknowledge that some people choose to live on the streets,鈥� said Todd Johnson, director of the ISU Veterans Sanctuary. 鈥淲e want to help people of need in the fall better prepare themselves for the winter ahead.鈥�
ISU programs from dental hygiene to cosmetology and health sciences will participate in several different services. ISU-Meridian and ISU graduate-level counseling students will also provide traumatic brain injury screenings.
Services offered include:
- veteran and civilian resources
- health care services
- hot breakfast from Chartwells
- sack lunch from the LEAD鈥檚 Center
- hygiene kits
- clothing
- hair cuts
- job assistance
- prepaid phones and postcards
鈥淭his event also is a great way for students to give volunteer hours towards a good cause,鈥� Johnson said.
For more information, contact Johnson at johntodd@isu.edu or 208-282-4298. If interested in volunteering, visit and type in zip code 83209.
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