Public Assistance Outreach

July was AWESOME!

With the summer flying by us, I have stayed very busy with
outreaches, and referrals from our agencies. Thank you to them!!
I was able to outreach some of our rural agencies this month like Loaves & Fishes- Morton, Kent Co. Food Bank-Jayton, Aspermont Food Bank-Aspermont, and Hamlin Food Bank-Hamlin. I was able to outreach and help many people in those counties and help them with the application process, or just answer the many questions/myths that they had about the Foodstamp/Mediciad/CHIP Process. It was very successful.

With summer rapidly ending and school about to start I look forward to August and working with several other agencies with their Back to School Fairs that are going on, and reaching even more people.

YTD Monthly FOODSTAMP allotment: $28,505
This amount is from the foodstamp applications that the SPFB has turned in.

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

Non-Agencies that I did outreach at/or referred potential clients to me:
Slaton Housing Authority
Nurscare-Slaton & Tahoka

If you or someone you know needs assistance with Foodstamps, Medicaid, or CHIP please call me at 763-3003 or 438-8194.

Fall 2007 Volunteer Opportunites

As the school year starts this fall, we begin another busy season at the South Plains Food Bank! We have several upcoming events and volunteer opportunities at the food bank, farm, and orchard. Here is the fall schedule for Saturday workdays at the food bank (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.):


- Saturday, September, 2007


- Saturday, October 6, 2007


- Saturday, November 3, 2007


- Saturday, November 10, 2007


- Saturday, November 17, 2007


- Saturday, December 1, 2007


- Saturday, December 8, 2007


- Saturday, December 15, 2007


- Saturday, December 22, 2007 (9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.)





If you or your organization is interested in volunteering on a Saturday workday at the food bank, please contact Becky Jennings at 806-763-3003.





Here are the Saturday workdays for the farm and orchard (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.):


- Saturday, August 25, 2007 (Orchard)


- Saturday, September 8, 2007 (Farm)


- Saturday, September 15, 2007 (Orchard)


- Saturday, September 29, 2007 (Farm)





If you or your organization is interested in volunteering at the farm or orchard, please contact Jenifer Smith at 806-535-4470.

Thank you to all of our incredible volunteers last year!