Lubbock Area United Way

COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND PROVIDED SHELTER AND FOOD TO THE NEEDY AND HOMELESS.

TO PROVIDE AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, AGE PRE-K THROUGH 7TH GRADE, CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH, LEARNING AND BUILDING SELF ESTEEM. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ACADEMIC HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE AND ENRICHMENT, SPORTS AND RECREATION, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, DANCE AND FINE ARTS, COMPUTER SKILLS, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND SCOUTING.

TO PROMOTE VOLUNTEERISM AND TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE SERVICES FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

TO PROVIDE FREE AND/OR REDUCED COST LEGAL ASSISTANCE, ADVOCACY, AND QUALITY COUNSEL IN THE AREAS OF FAMILY AND ELDER LAW IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES.

TO PROVIDE A YEAR ROUND IN SCHOOL PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE TO STAY IN SCHOOL. CASE MANAGERS WORK WITH STUDENTS IN LUBBOCK AND THE SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SUCCESFULLY LEARN AND PREPARE FOR LIFE BY FACILITATING THE CONNECTION OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES IN THE SCHOOL SETTING.

TO ASSIST LOW INCOME AND ELDERLY PERSONS WITH EYE GLASSES, PRESCRIPTIONS, HEARING AIDS, DENTURES AND TRANSPORTATION.

TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE COUNSELING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS, MARRIED COUPLES, FAMILIES AND GROUPS.

TO PROVIDE PERSONAL IN HOME VISITS WITH CERTIFIED PARENT EDUCATORS AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN AGE 0 TO KINDERGARTEN TO PROVIDE A SAFE, STABLE AND SUPPORTIVE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT. EDUCATORS PROVIDE EARLY LEARNING INFORMATION, AGE APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES, AND AN ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT, VISION AND HEARING AND REFERRALS TO RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY.

TO PROVIDE HELP, HOPE AND HEALING TO ALL PERSONS AFFECTED BY SEXUAL VIOLENCE BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND SUPPORT.

COMMUNITY EDUCATION TO PREVENT INCIDENTS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE; SHELTER SERVICES TO CREATE A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING WOMEN, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS AND TRANSITIONAL SERVICES.

TO BUILD COURAGE, CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER.

TO ENCOURAGE CHILDREN OF SINGLE PARENTS OR NON TRADITIONAL HOMES TO DEVELOP POSITIVE SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND RESPECT BY PROVIDING ADULT, ONE ON ONE FRIENDSHIPS THROUGH PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED STAFF.

TO ASSIST CHILDREN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND TRAUMA.

TO PROVIDE ADVOCATES FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN IN THE COURT SYSTEM.

PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT AND OTHER SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY, PEOPLE WHO LACK EDUCATION OR JOB EXPERIENCE AND OTHERS IN NEED.

TO SERVE OTHERS BY HELPING TO INSTILL VALUES IN YOUNG PEOPLE AND, IN OTHER WAYS, TO PREPARE THEM TO MAKE ETHICAL CHOICES OVER THEIR LIFETIME IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO VICTIMS OF DISASTER AND HELP PEOPLE PREVENT, PREPARE FOR, AND RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES.

TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT ADULT AND FAMILY LITERACY SERVICES.

PROVIDE FREE HEALTH SCREENING, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS.

LOCAL CAMPAIGN MANAGER FOR THE STATE EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN (SECC).

TO PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTAL CHILDCARE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES TO MEET PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL AND COGNITIVIE NEEDS OF CHILDREN REGARDLESS OF FAMILY INCOME.

TO PROVIDE ACTIVITIES TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND MEET THE NEED FOR QUALITY AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE AFTER SCHOOL HOURS AND DURING SCHOOL BREAKS.

TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND POSITIVE PLACE FOR CHILDREN.

TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR LOW INCOME CHILDREN INCLUDING SICK CARE, WELL EXAMS AND IMMUNIZATIONS. THE CLINIC ENCOURAGES PREVENTATIVE HEALTH CARE BY SERVING AS A MEDICAL HOME FOR CHILDREN WITH ACUTE ILLNESSES AS WELL AS FOLLOW UP CARE THAT MAY PREVENT CONDITIONS FROM DEVELOPING INTO MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS.

COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND PROVIDED SHELTER AND FOOD TO THE NEEDY AND HOMELESS.

TO PROVIDE AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, AGE PRE-K THROUGH 7TH GRADE, CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH, LEARNING AND BUILDING SELF ESTEEM. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ACADEMIC HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE AND ENRICHMENT, SPORTS AND RECREATION, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, DANCE AND FINE ARTS, COMPUTER SKILLS, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND SCOUTING.

TO PROMOTE VOLUNTEERISM AND TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE SERVICES FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

TO PROVIDE FREE AND/OR REDUCED COST LEGAL ASSISTANCE, ADVOCACY, AND QUALITY COUNSEL IN THE AREAS OF FAMILY AND ELDER LAW IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES.

TO PROVIDE A YEAR ROUND IN SCHOOL PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE TO STAY IN SCHOOL. CASE MANAGERS WORK WITH STUDENTS IN LUBBOCK AND THE SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SUCCESFULLY LEARN AND PREPARE FOR LIFE BY FACILITATING THE CONNECTION OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES IN THE SCHOOL SETTING.

TO ASSIST LOW INCOME AND ELDERLY PERSONS WITH EYE GLASSES, PRESCRIPTIONS, HEARING AIDS, DENTURES AND TRANSPORTATION.

TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE COUNSELING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS, MARRIED COUPLES, FAMILIES AND GROUPS.

TO PROVIDE PERSONAL IN HOME VISITS WITH CERTIFIED PARENT EDUCATORS AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN AGE 0 TO KINDERGARTEN TO PROVIDE A SAFE, STABLE AND SUPPORTIVE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT. EDUCATORS PROVIDE EARLY LEARNING INFORMATION, AGE APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES, AND AN ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT, VISION AND HEARING AND REFERRALS TO RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY.

TO PROVIDE HELP, HOPE AND HEALING TO ALL PERSONS AFFECTED BY SEXUAL VIOLENCE BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND SUPPORT.

COMMUNITY EDUCATION TO PREVENT INCIDENTS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE; SHELTER SERVICES TO CREATE A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING WOMEN, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS AND TRANSITIONAL SERVICES.

TO BUILD COURAGE, CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER.

TO ENCOURAGE CHILDREN OF SINGLE PARENTS OR NON TRADITIONAL HOMES TO DEVELOP POSITIVE SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND RESPECT BY PROVIDING ADULT, ONE ON ONE FRIENDSHIPS THROUGH PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED STAFF.

TO ASSIST CHILDREN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND TRAUMA.

TO PROVIDE ADVOCATES FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN IN THE COURT SYSTEM.

PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT AND OTHER SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY, PEOPLE WHO LACK EDUCATION OR JOB EXPERIENCE AND OTHERS IN NEED.

TO SERVE OTHERS BY HELPING TO INSTILL VALUES IN YOUNG PEOPLE AND, IN OTHER WAYS, TO PREPARE THEM TO MAKE ETHICAL CHOICES OVER THEIR LIFETIME IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO VICTIMS OF DISASTER AND HELP PEOPLE PREVENT, PREPARE FOR, AND RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES.

TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT ADULT AND FAMILY LITERACY SERVICES.

PROVIDE FREE HEALTH SCREENING, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS.

LOCAL CAMPAIGN MANAGER FOR THE STATE EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN (SECC).

TO PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTAL CHILDCARE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES TO MEET PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL AND COGNITIVIE NEEDS OF CHILDREN REGARDLESS OF FAMILY INCOME.