•November 11, 2015•

Millikin University’s Human Service Connection and the Macon County Continuum of Care will host its annual Box City event in support of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13. The event is part of Millikin’s #END Campaign to help bring hunger and homelessness awareness to the local community.

Box City will take place at the Miller Quad on Millikin University’s campus with group check-in starting at 5 p.m. The cost for attending Box City will be a donation of one non-perishable food item.

As part of Box City, Millikin students spend the evening outside in cardboard boxes on the Miller Quad to simulate an accurate perspective on homelessness.

Box City participants will walk to Salvation Army, located at 229 W. Main St., in Decatur between 7 and 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 to help serve breakfast starting at 8:30 a.m.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.