In 2009, the Paradise Valley Community College Emerging Leaders Level I Students launched the campuses' first Box City Project Demonstration to raise awareness about the growing epidemic of homeless and poverty in the United States.

During the event students, faculty, staff and community members took a pledge to recognize the value of all human life and to be part of the solution.

Over $1,200 in cash and hundreds of clothing items donated at the event were given to St. Vincent De Paul's homeless program in Phoenix, Arizona.

You can take the pledge as well:

To see every person as a person, and say good morning.
To buy a hot meal for someone who's asking for spare change.
To take time out of your day to help others in need.