Persuasive Essay: No Roads Lead To Home

No Roads Lead to Home Going home after a long day at school or work and curling up on the couch with a blanket and comforting snack is something we all take for granted. Every night I burrow under my down comforter and fluffy blankets, snuggled into my warm flannel sheets while the homeless look for a space in crowded shelters full of strangers to rest their heads for the night two miles away from me. I along with the Baylor community am so blessed to be as privileged as I am and we as a community should see to it that we spread awareness of the issues outside of the Baylor bubble like homelessness and poverty. In all likelihood homelessness will never be eradicated, but if we can all come together to address the issue and spread the wealth

In my event, Homeless not Hopeless, I will organize a team of volunteers to make sandwiches for those in need and we will hand them out on an appropriate date at North Waco Park, an area that’s not as close to local food banks. I will recruit volunteers by reaching out to Baylor students with social media and flyers in dormitories as well as reaching out to the greek council to volunteers. With the help of these volunteers, approximately 1,680 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the homeless or poor. With the funding, 300 plastic knives will be purchased for the preparation of the sandwiches for 25.47$. For transportation and cleanliness 2,000 sandwich bags and 1,800 napkins will be purchased for 39.48$ and 22.44$ respectively. On average each peanut butter and jelly sandwich has two tablespoons of peanut butter and one tablespoon of jelly, so I will purchase 105 pounds of peanut butter which will yield approximately 1,680 sandwiches for 74.85$. I will also purchase 56 pounds of grape jelly which will yield approximately 1,792 sandwiches. As for bread I will purchase 77 orders of bread that come with two loaves to each order, each loaf containing 22 slices or 11 sandwiches, bringing us up to 1,694 sandwiches for 306.46$. To spread the word of volunteers needed as well as awareness of the

People cannot make any change or positive impact on the issues they don’t know exist which is why it’s so important to spread awareness especially in regionally divided areas like Waco. The effects of poverty are not easily seen from the Baylor campus. Those living on food stamps are out of sight out of mind and therefore go unitentionally ignored. Homeless not Hopeless can bring both sides of the community together and close the gap between socioeconomic classes as well as set the example for the countless communities struggling with the same issues. With Homeless not Hopeless Waco and the Baylor community can serve as the catalyst for change in Texas and on a greater scale, the