Could use some suggestions on this one folks. I live in a very progressive college town flooded with amazing social service, outreach and community support organizations. Like many other places, we are getting hit very hard with layoffs and other effects of the downturn.
However, there are so many organizations around here willing to help, so many people willing to volunteer if they knew what was out there, but more importantly, so many of the people who need the most help don't even know what help is available!
With that in mind, I could use advice on the types of organizations and people that you think would be good to bring to a one day, one-stop "fair" I'm trying to set up for both those who want to help and those who NEED help to find out all that is out there. I'm looking to reserve our local community building and envision having each group set up with tables, with a sign up sheet or some basic information on their group, and also might try to have a separate room for a breakout sessions where members of these groups can get together and brainstorm how they can work together through the craziness.
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