The Yale Hunger and Homelessness Action Project (YHHAP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization of university students working on housing and food security issues in New Haven, CT."Student Community Service, Activism a Yale Tradition in City", New Haven Register, New Haven, 17 May 2015.Park, Allison. "An 'Extravagant'Day for the Homeless", New Haven Independent, New Haven, 22 September 2018. Founded in 1974 by undergraduates of Yale College and then-Yale chaplain William Sloane Coffin,Charney, Marc. "Rev. William Sloane Coffin Dies at 81", The New York Times, New York City, 13 April 2006. the organization is run by an all-student executive board and is a member of Dwight Hall.Dwight Hall. "Yale Hunger and Homelessness Action Project". YHHAP operates a collection of volunteer projects, primarily in food rescue,Teare, Kendall. "Sunrise Café gets Yale students out of bed...", YaleNews, New Haven, 6 December 2018. shelter aid,Hu, Amber. "YHHAP Seeks Spring Break Volunteers", Yale Daily News, New Haven, 21 February 2018.Denmon, Gage. "Different Conceptions" , The Yale Herald, New Haven, 27 October 2017. case management,Prihar, Asha. "Students Look to Launch Youth Homeless Shelter", Yale Daily News, New Haven, 9 March 2018. and youth mentoring.Drenttel, Fiona. "Getting to the Point" , The Yale Herald, New Haven, 2 February 2018. Under the national VITA program, YHHAP is one of the largest providers of free tax preparation services in Connecticut.Bonenberger, Adrian. "StreetCred: Tackling Health Care through Tax Refunds", Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, 6 April 2018.Enkhtamir, Agnes. "Tax Assistance Program Helps Low-income Families", Yale Daily News, New Haven, 27 February 2017. The organization also publishes the New Haven street journal The Elm City Echo"Yale University Students Help Conn. Homeless", HuffPost, New Haven, 14 April 2011.Shkolnik, Daniel. "Elm City Confidential", Daily Nutmeg New Haven, New Haven, 24 February 2016. and hosts the biannual YHHAP Fast on Yale's campus.O'Keefe, Allie. "Converting Unused Meal Swipes Can Help Homeless", Columbia Daily Spectator, New York City, 21 June 2016.Prihar, Asha. "YHHAP Fast to Help City Homeless", Yale Daily News, New Haven, 6 November 2017. The YHHAP Fast is Yale's largest student-run fundraiser, raising $17,173 in the fall of 2022. As of 2017, YHHAP had 250 active members, making the group one of the largest at Yale.Kim, Eui Young. "YHHAP Food Drive Underway", Yale Daily News, New Haven, 13 February 2018. The current board is led by Arushi Dogra and Nikhe Braimah. Joanna Chen, Megan Blackwell, Tyus Sheriff, Vivian Whoriskey, Arjun Warrior, Elizabeth Schaefer, Jasmine Simmons, and Sarah Street also serve on the 2023 board.
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