Spotlight Post: AmeriCorps in Acton
Salvation Army Food Distribution
Author: Brenda Larsosa
I’m currently serving as an AmeriCorps Coalition and Coordinated Entry Coordinator for the City of Texarkana. When The Salvation Army of Texarkana, a fellow member of the Texarkana Homeless Coalition, recently expressed a need for assistance with their food box distribution program during the COVID-19 pandemic, I felt obligated and intrigued to volunteer as an active AmeriCorps member.
The Salvation Army of Texarkana serves many crucial needs for people in Texarkana and surrounding communities and they have a great disaster relief infrastructure plan set up to accommodate our community whenever needed. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Salvation Army of Texarkana has donated more than 300 boxes of food to those in need through a contactless drive-thru area at their clothing store. Each Wednesday, I assist in boxing and storing over 100 boxes of food and each Friday, myself and another volunteer work the drive-thru to hand out food to the individuals and families in Texarkana who need it most.
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