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D.C. Outfitters

WHICH FACE OF D.C. IS MORE FAMILIAR TO YOU?
If you'd like to spend an evening in our nation's capitol visiting individuals who face homelessness while offering clothing and conversation, D.C. Outfitters is for you! Contact us.

WHAT IS D.C. OUTFITTERS?
D.C. Outfitters is a student run program which works out of the Center for Public Service.  D.C. Outfitters, or DCO, gives volunteers the opportunity to spend an evening in the U.S. Capitol visiting with and offering clothing to individuals who face homelessness.  DCO introduces volunteers to the effects of poverty and encourages discussions of how these issues can be adequately addressed. 

With the Center for Public Service's slogan of "Think Critically, Act Compassionately" in mind, DCO quickly becomes more than the offering of clothes to individuals who face homelessness, but rather, transforms into an opportunity to learn that the face of homelessness is far from lucid.  By engaging in conversation it becomes quickly evident that no stereotype, or even statistic, is effective for answering the question, "Who is homeless?", with the truth being that poverty and homelessness show no bias. 
 


TRIP DATES AND SCHEDULE

Fall 08

October 17th
October 25th- DCO and DCCK Trip
November 7th- reserved for BSU
November 14th
November 22nd- Homeless Walkathon
December 5th

 

Itinerary:

3:00 - Meet at CPS (inside Plank Gym- by the fountain)
3:30 - Depart Campus
5:15 - Arrive in Washington D.C
8:30 - Depart for Campus

 

INFORMATION ON HOMELESSNESS
For more information about Homelessness Advocacy Agencies in D.C. click here.  

GET INVOLVED WITH D.C.O
To participate in a trip to D.C. contact:
Emily Ball '11 
           ballem02@gettysburg.edu
Kate Vredenburgh '09
           vredka01@gettysburg.edu

 
 
 
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