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Project HOPE The Town of Barrington has undertaken a major community youth project in an effort to raise awareness for the plight of the homeless and hungry in our state. Entitled Project HOPE, this initiative invites high school students who live, attend school, or worship in the community to come together to simulate a night in the life of the homeless. Conceived and developed by Beyond Our Walls (BOW), a non-profit interfaith organization that serves as a catalyst for social change, Project HOPE has taken a three-pronged approach to bring attention to and create understanding for the homeless and their related issues. They include:

  • Monday, March 17 – Friday, March 28
Barrington High School Barrington High School collection of personal care items (shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, mouthwash and soap) for the homeless

  • Wednesday, March 19, 7:00 p.m.
Barrington High School Performance of “But for the Grace,” a one-man play performed written by David Eliet and performed by Bob Jaffe, was created from over 70 interviews with food pantry clients, staff and volunteers. The stories told in the play are as varied as the circumstances that led each character to seek food assistance. Through the theater experience, the audience will begin to understand the pain, fear, humiliation and injustice of hunger, as well as the resiliency of the human spirit and the importance of ending hunger. The play is free and open to the public. Donations of canned goods and/or monetary gifts for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank will be accepted as the entry fee.

  • March 29-30, beginning with check in @ 4 p.m. on Saturday evening; ending Sunday morning
Barrington High School Varsity Soccer Field Homeless Awareness Sleep Out - Project HOPE will culminate with a sleep out for high school students on the BHS Varsity Soccer Field that will simulate the plight of homelessness. Students will be given cardboard boxes to assemble and use as their shelter for the evening. Students will also prepare bagged lunches that will be delivered to Crossroads in Providence for distribution to the homeless. Donations of food and clothing will be accepted from the community over the course of the sleep out; all donations will be delivered to the RI Community Food Bank and other local charities. Pre-registration is necessary for sleep out participants.

Register online at www.bowri.org. For more information, contact:

Liz Crawley
Member, BOW
lizcrawley@cox.net
245-3537

Paula Ferrato
Member, BOW
paula.ferrato@verizon.net
247-7177



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