Today's Wish List:
Peanut butter
Boxed macaroni & cheese
Canned tuna
Other canned meats
Used warm coats, blankets and sleeping bags
Upcoming Events
Volunteer appreciation dinner - March 11, 2012
Daffodil Festival - March 17-18, 2012
Letter Carrier Food Drive - May 12, 2012
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Local Aid Services
Junction City Local Aid furnishes a variety of services to low-income residents of the area. We provide:
Monthly emergency food boxes, as well as weekly access to donated bread, produce, and staples like rice, beans and cereal. We get this food from:
- FOOD for Lane County: In an average month, we receive 12,000 pounds of food from this agency.
- Food drives—local businesses, Scout troops, schools, churches and the US Postal Service all conduct food drives throughout the year that bring in thousands more pounds of food.
- Individuals who bring by purchased food items and garden produce to be distributed to our clients.
- Purchases we make using donated funds (this accounts for only a very small portion of our food supply).
Energy assistance to our clients with past-due utility bills. We work with local area utility companies including EPUD (Helping Hands), Pacific Power, Blachly-Lane and the City of Junction City. Normally, Local Aid expects the client to share in payment of the past-due bill, and our assistance is limited to $100 per client per year. Payments are made to the utility company on behalf of the client. We also refer clients to other agencies that may have additional energy assistance funds.
Assistance with medical needs and prescription drugs and supplies. Local Aid can provide vouchers for prescription and non-prescription medicines, usable at a local merchant. (No prescription pain-killers or narcotics are funded by this program.) With the cooperation of the Junction City School District, we also fund a voucher program that allows families screened by the school nurse to buy non-prescription medicines for coughs and colds. In addition, Local Aid provides Junction City schools with lice treatment kits. Finally, Junction City school children can be referred to a local dentist for emergency dental care at Local Aid's expense.
Information and referrals. We provide information on and (if appropriate) referral to other services and sources of assistance in our community.
Bus tokens (Lane Transit District), to enable clients to get to doctor appointments, job interviews, and other important events in their lives.
Used clothing and shoes. These items are available in our lobby, donated by people in our community.
