5 Days

5 Days for the Homeless is a campaign aimed at increasing awareness and raising funds to help homeless youth.

During the campaign, a select group of participants give up basic necessities to highlight the plight of youth homelessness to the UBC community. For five days they have no shelter, no disposable income, and all food and drink must be donated. In addition, they have to continue to fulfill their academic responsibilities and post their experiences on a daily blog.

The event has grown in the past 6 years into a national event with over 30 Canadian University collectively participating to raise over $230,000 for youth at risk across the country.This year, 10 University of British Columbia will make personal sacrifices in the hopes of raising $20,000 for Directions Youth Services Centre, located in downtown Vancouver.

5 Days Executive Team

Kaylee Astle, Co-Director
Victoria Capron, Co-Director

Kiana Vaahedi, Events Coordinator
Berkeley Loh, Marketing Director
Armin Rezaiean-Asel, External Director
Natalie Shojania, Public Relations
Myriam Choma, Sponsorship Co-Director
Kasra Azodi-Deylami, Sponsorship Co-Director

5 Days Volunteers

***Deadline to submit applications is February 16, 2012 at 11:59PM.***

‎5 DAYS FOR THE HOMELESS IS HIRING PARTICIPANTS!

APPLY for this AMAZING opportunity to make a difference in your community!

STEP OUT of your comfort zone and INTO a 5 day event that will change your life and the lives of thousands of homeless youth

It is time to RETHINK, EXPERIENCE & END youth homelessness.

If interested, please submit the following:

• Resume
• Document answering the following questions:

1. Why do you want to be a participant?
2. What do you foresee being the biggest challenge during the 5
days?
3. What are your thoughts and opinions on youth homelessness?

• Applications can be submitted to kaylee.astle@gmail.com and
victoriacapron@gmail.com

This is an experience of a lifetime! GOOD LUCK!