Problem

Individuals experiencing - or at risk of experiencing - homelessness in Orange and Durham Counties in North Carolina lack access to individually-specific resources that would help them help themselves out of poverty.

The Gift

The Box-Out raises money for the Community Empowerment Fund (CEF), which provides individuals experiencing poverty or homelessness with micro-loans and financial resources that enable them to help themselves out of poverty. Each Box-Out Sponsorship goes DIRECTLY to these micro-loans, meeting loan applicants' needs on an individual basis by negotiating each loan individually. The Box-Out is a UNC-CH event during which students get sponsored to sleep in the Pit in cardboard boxes for a night, raising awareness of issues of homelessness while raising money for the CEF. The more money Box-Out 2009 participants raise, the more loans we will be able to give this year!

START A DRIVE NOW! Sign up for the event and start fundraising for the CEF. First, make a username and password, then come back to this page, click “Start A Drive” on the left of this page, set your fundraising goal ($30 recommended minimum to get a Box-Out T-Shirt), and get started by sending the link to friends and family.

Questions? Please email uncboxout@gmail.com