BY DANICA LLOYD
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Lend a hand
Those interested in volunteering, giving nancially or donating food can visit the following websites to nd out what the most-needed donation items are at Cy-Fair’s local food pantries. Cy-Fair Helping Hands 9606 Kirkton Drive, Houston www.cyfairhelpinghands.org Cypress Assistance Ministries 12930 Cypress N. Houston Road, Cypress www.cypressassistance.org MESA Outreach 16000 Rippling Water Drive, Houston www.mesa-outreach.org How to receive help: Visit www.houstonfoodbank.org/ nd-help to nd local food distribution services and SNAP assistance.
“Our volunteers and our sta, we want to build those relationships. When the client comes in, they look for us, and … we can share
“Things are expensive, and sometimes you have these parents working jobs but still can’t make ends meet, so they’re forced
[resources] with them.” HENRY LOMBRAÑA, CYPRESS ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES FOOD PANTRY DIRECTOR
between paying the bills and putting food on the table.” ESSENCE CASTRO, CY HOPE BACKPACK PROGRAM DIRECTOR
“[Nonprots] that have people give us food have seen a big drop-o because disposable income is not disposable anymore.”
“We utilize these services as a stepping stone for the help that folks need, to empower [them]
in order to get them to where they need to be.” LAKESHA LINSON, CYPRESS ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR
JANET RYAN, CY FAIR HELPING HANDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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