BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN
Empower children
Care for the environment
School Fuel This organization aims to provide San Marcos CISD students facing hunger over the weekend a sack of nutritious and shelf-safe food each Friday of the school year. • Sample activities: assemble sack lunches, distribute food to students • Donations accepted: monetary • 1331 Hwy. 123, San Marcos • www.schoolfuelsanmarcos.org
San Marcos River Foundation This nonprofit organization aims to preserve and protect the San Marcos River. • Sample activities: become a member, trash clean ups, tree-planting, invasive species removals, water
quality monitoring • Donations accepted: monetary • 604 W. Hopkins St., San Marcos • www.sanmarcosriver.org
Salvation Army This organization provides an array of emergency assistance services to the Hays County area. • Sample activities: emergency disaster relief services team member, bell-ringer • Donations accepted: monetary, vehicle, clothing • 1346 Thorpe Lane, Ste. B, San Marcos • www.salvationarmytexas.org
Southside Community Center This nonprofit organization, affiliated with the United Methodist Church, aims to improve the living conditions and personal dignity. • Sample activities: paint offices, help serve dinner, office filing, donation organizing • Donations accepted: clothing, hygiene products, packaged food, monetary • 518 S. Guadalupe St., San Marcos • www.southsidecommunitycenter.org
• Sample activities: intern, office work, landscaping, childcare, HELPline advocates, donation center assistance • Donations accepted: monetary, host a benefit, wish list, planned giving, new and gently-used clothing and household goods, brand new full-size toiletries • P.O. Box 234, San Marcos • www.hcwc.org
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