Champaign Urbana Coalition For The Homeless

Local organizations partner with schools to reduce waste in lunchrooms, offer meals to homeless

Cliff Maduzia packages excess food from Unit 4's Central High School's lunches to bring to the TIMES Center. Maduzia is a volunteer for the Susan Freiburg Memorial Food Surplus program, which provides meals to the homeless.

By Abrar Al-Heeti

November 10, 2014

When Cliff Maduzia walks through the hallways of Westview Elementary School in Champaign each day with large, empty containers in tow, faculty, staff and students know what he’s there to do. “Hi, Cliff,” a secretary says as he walks into the main office. Another faculty member says hello as Ma...

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Supporters rally around Kilgore during employment controversy

Faculty gathered on the steps of the Swanlund Administration Building on Monday to present a petition to Chancellor Phyllis Wise and Provost Ilesanmi Adesida, calling on administrators to restore James Kilgore’s employment status. The petition was signed by 310 faculty members.

By Tyler Davis

May 6, 2014

At Swanlund Administration Building, the doors to the offices of the chancellor and the provost remained closed Monday to a group of faculty members delivering a petition in support of the restoration of James Kilgore’s employment status at the University. Kilgore, a research associate for the Cent...

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