On an unseasonably warm December morning, more than 2,000 runners participated in the Rutgers Big Chill 5K to benefit Winter Wishes, an annual holiday-themed event that provides clothing and toys to children ages 3-5 in New Brunswick preschool programs, and the Rutgers Student Food Pantry, which provides food to Rutgers students experiencing food insecurities.
As part of the Rutgers Alternative Break Program, a group of students traveled to Pipestem, West Virginia to provide housing repair services to the community. Learn more about Alternative Breaks
Each year, the Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities (SJE) hosts a free clothing swap. Open to everyone, the clothing swap is a place for those who have outgrown or outgendered their clothes and who may not have the means to purchase new items to pick up new threads. All clothes that are not taken at the end of the event are donated to the Trenton Rescue Mission, which gives them directly to families in need. For more information, visit socialjustice.rutgers.edu.