Social Services Outreach:
With tomorrow being Thanksgiving it made me think of all the things I am THANKFUL for and one of those is working for the FOOD BANK. It has been WONDERFUL working with all of the amazing people here at the Food Bank , and also all the many agencies being able to reach out to help the many people that the food bank serves. I just wanted to say THANK YOU for allowing me to be part of the SPFB Family and allowing me to help in the mission to alleviate hunger here on the South Plains.
In October 60 applications were completed and submitted for assistance. This number does not include the many applications that were given to potential clients that wanted just information on the many programs. Trine and I spent two days at the Lamb County Food Box and what a wonderful experience that was helping those families in that area to get help with food and resources that were much needed.
One of my biggest joys this month was being able to help an older woman get help with medicaid assistance, along with food stamps she so desperately needed. She is on a fixed income and with the rise of costs in medical care she was not able to afford her much needed medicine plus she was also not able to afford to buy food. After playing the waiting game for her applications to be processed she was APPROVED. She will receive help with Doctor’s visits, medicine, and FOOD!! What a wonderful blessing it was to help her get the assistance she so desperately needed.
Agencies that I did outreach with/or referred potential clients to me:
Catholic Family Sevices Lubbock Meals on Wheels
Across the Street Ministries-Lubbock MHMR-Lubbock
Matthews Learning Center-Lubbock Bayless Elementary-Lubbock
Hutchinson Middle School-Lubbock Tubbs Elementary-Lubbock
Children’s Protective Services-Lubbock The Bridge-Lubbock
Neighborhood House-Lubbock Family Promise-Lubbock
Covenant Counseling-Lubbock Loaves & Fishes-Morton
Buckner’s-Lubbock Parenting Cottage-Lubbock
St John’s United Methodist Church-Lubbock Hope Community of Shalom
Community Health Center of Lubbock Superior Health Plan
Salvation Army Aspermont Food Bank
Hamlin Food Bank Kent Co. Food Bank
Early Learning Centers of Lubbock Hope Community of Shalom
Homeless Consortium First Care
Hodges Elementary Lamb County Food Box
Kent County Extension Program
Non-Agencies that I did outreach at/or referred potential clients to me:
Slaton Housing Authority
Nurscare-Slaton & Tahoka
If you are an agency or individual in need of assistance for Public Assistance. Please feel free to call me at 763-3003 or email me at
drudd@spfb.org and I will try to help or answer any questions you may have on public assistance.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
