November 21, 2022 by Clarissa Ayala
Lone Star Legal Aid Hosts Fundraiser and Food Drive to Support Houston Food Bank
In honor of Giving Season, we are hosting food drives to support local food banks! Our goal is to increase food stability and raise awareness of our services in all 76 counties we serve.
Giving Season takes place between November 1 and December 31. During this time, nonprofit organizations campaign for donations, champion volunteer work, and inspire acts of kindness. Giving Tuesday is on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. Unlike its more transactional counterparts, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday encourages charitable donations. Nonprofits enact real-world changes in our communities, so donations big and small make an impact.
This year, our staff donated 61 pounds of food and over $1,200 to the Houston Food Bank during the week of November 14th. Those donations were delivered today, just in time for Thanksgiving. It is our hope that the communities we serve have a safe and joyous holiday.
Photo credit: Clarissa Ayala
Stay tuned for our next charitable event! Our Richmond Office is hosting a food drive on December 10, 2022!
We serve the following Texas Counties: Anderson, Angelina, Austin, Bell, Bosque, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Camp, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Colorado, Coryell, Delta, Falls, Fayette, Fort Bend, Franklin, Freestone, Galveston, Gregg, Grimes, Hamilton, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hill, Hopkins, Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Lamar, Lampasas, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Matagorda, McLennan, Milam, Montgomery, Morris, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Orange, Panola, Polk, Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wharton, Wood; and the following Arkansas Counties: Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Miller.
Lone Star Legal Aid (LSLA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit law firm focused on advocacy for low-income and underserved populations by providing free legal education, advice, and representation. LSLA serves millions of people at 125% of federal poverty guidelines, who live in 72 counties in the eastern and Gulf Coast regions of Texas, and 4 counties in Southwest Arkansas. LSLA focuses its resources on maintaining, enhancing, and protecting income and economic stability; preserving housing; improving outcomes for children; establishing and sustaining family safety, stability, health, and wellbeing; and assisting populations with special vulnerabilities, like those with disabilities, the aging, survivors of crime and disasters, the unemployed and underemployed, the unhoused, those with limited English language skills, and the LGBTQIA+ community. To learn more about Lone Star Legal Aid, visit our website at www.LoneStarLegal.org.
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Photo credit for featured image: Clarissa Ayala
