March 9, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com
An annual event that offers free services to residents and provides information about available resources in the region is being reimagined in the age of COVID.
The Livingston County Homeless Continuum of Care Community Connect Planning Committee has announced the COVID edition of Community Connect, which is being called Community Connect on the Go - 2021. In the past, the free event has connected people with needed information, resources, and free services in a family-friendly, convenient environment. Guests were provided access to free health screenings, legal consultation, and employment services featuring local job opportunities, as well as food, clothing, books, personal care items, haircuts, and more. But due to restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the planning committee decided to focus on basic needs.
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PORTLAND, Texas â A local library turned into a drive-thru on Wednesday.
The Bell-Whittington Public Library in Portland hosted a Love Your Library Drive-Thru event.
Officials with the library tell us they usually host a Take Your Child To The Library event around this time of year. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic this year s event went mobile.
Parents drove their children up to the building where they were greeted by library officials who presented them with gift bags.
Inside those gift bags, kids found books and other library-related items.
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NaKayshions Joy of Giving Brings Joy To 101 Cedar Hill Families Share via:
Cedar Hill Community Celebrates The Joy of Giving
The Jacksons of NaKayshions truly invest in the community of Cedar Hill with a servant’s heart. Last Saturday with the help of the community they were able to help over 100 local families, bringing joy at a time when its desperately needed. NaKayshions owners, Sam and Nancy Jackson, want to thank everyone that volunteered, donated or contributed to the success of this event.
Thanks to our many friends and family who sent donations, and to our neighbors who joined us in our Drive Thru Event, on Saturday, December 12, 2020 (2-4pm), contributing to the need of Cedar Hill children and their families during this Season of Giving as many face situations affected by the pandemic.