Northwest Fort Worth Latter-day Saints Aid Saginaw Charity

Community Link, a Saginaw charity founded in 2014 to fight poverty and end hunger in northwest Tarrant County, found new support in stocking its pantry from members of the Fort Worth North Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Community Link executive director Karen Horne and operations manager Lara Gay recently met with Latter-day Saint public affairs director Roger Woodruff to tour the Bishop’s Storehouse, a 15,000 square foot facility in Carrollton operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints providing commodities to those in need through the generous donations of its members.

The tour highlighted the closely aligned goals of the two organizations and how they can work together for the better good of the communities they serve. One way they are doing just that is through the utilization of JustServe.org, a website where the volunteer needs of organizations and the desires of groups and individuals to serve intersect. On the website, organizations may post their volunteer needs, and volunteers may search for places to serve locally, providing opportunities to help those in need and enhance the quality of life in the community.

Community Link has listed its 2019 Back2School Bash on the JustServe website, and Roger Woodruff urges interested members of the community to join him in helping with the drive. Woodruff has pledged a donation from the Latter-day Saint congregations he represents of 900 backpacks for elementary age school children in support of Community Link.

In further aid of Community Link, an organization which has served over 10,000 northwest Tarrant County families, the Bishop’s Storehouse provided a $2,500 donation of various commodities to help restock its pantries, with Roger Woodruff also arranging for a donation of 500 hygiene kits.

Alliances such as this prove you don’t have to travel far to feed the hungry or help a stranger. There are so many ways to make a difference in your own community.