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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1988
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in need were spotlighted. Needs of Kendall County and the Alamo
the travelers through the Boerne Area Council of Governments
area were first discussed, regarding (AACOG) also supply some help.
food, temporary housing and car “Sometimes we tap into San
Antonio to get help,” said the
Presbyterian pastor. “I have sent
families to SAMS Shelter in S.A. if
it is late afternoon and I thought
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the Bank cleans and sorts the cans. Highway Department practice
One person would have to bring the involving removal of posters and
food here from San Antonio. It is signs along highway right-of-way,
much more efficient than various Richard H. Magers, consulting
churches and organizations engineer, has announced.
operating separately. The price is 10 The policy is to remove signs or
cents a pound, and you can order posters and store them if they are
what you want. You get 25 pounds on highway right-of-way. If the
of food for $2.50.” signs are along a fence line or
He agreed that a Food Pantry in behind the normal fence location
Boerne would have to have ample they will not be removed, Magers
storage space, be the ‘right’ place in said. Signs in those areas imply
location to other adjacent that the property owner has given
businesses and have room for an permission for the signs to be placed
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individuals, but from an organiza-
tion. That organization needs to do
three things: [1] vote to furnish a
member for the board to aid the
needy, [2] aid in budget require-
ments, [3] make a monthly
even those on government food solid support for the Family Service
stamps might run out before the organization in Boerne.
month ends. “The support must not be made
“We want to talk of crisis food by three or four simply interested
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By ANN McNAIR to correlate information.
Poverty wears many faces and Although a church may have the
those faces are beginning to show means to help, plus classes within
up in the Boerne area. The the church “on call” to supply
continuing problem of hunger and various needs, this complicated
food assistance in the comunity system emphasized the necessity
were the main topic for discussion at for centralized information. "Other-
St. Mark Presbyterian Church on wise, there is the increasing
Monday night, sponsored by the problem of duplication of aid.”
Boerne Ministerial Alliance and Hill The Ministerial Alliance, the
Country Family Services. Salvation Army, the Red Cross and
Leading the discussion was the Child Service Board as well as
Presbyterian pastor, Dr: David Family Services, all work to help
Meriwether. Input was welcomed those in trouble in Boerne. The
from the audience of about 45 Child Service Board, which aids
persons, representing various children from birth to 18 years, is
organizations and churches in town, “where several different systems
Both travelers and local residents intersect,” explained Meriwether.
committment for volunteer help. “We can hunt for the place [to
“Food distribution is the most locate] if we have a viable
urgent need, is less risky and has organization. This can happen if we
less problems than are involved are committed.”
with the other areas of need at the Concerning selectivity regarding
present time. We could begin to the needy, Meriwether answered a
serve in that area. question from the audience, “I think
“We have to [1] get the food and we need to make sure the food is
[2] distribute it to the people in need there and that we are not turning
who will surface if the food is Jesus away in disguise.
available. Once help is there, they “We don’t ask if the person
will come. We can’t ask Marilyn and requesting aid is ‘good enough.’ Im
Family Services to do that for us. willing to trust people although I
There needs to be a structured know you need some discernment.
undergirding. “We have to deal with problems
“It’s important that those in we can solve and deal with the
Family Services are busy with others later. We need to build a
serving crisis needs now. We don’t foundation that we can build on
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want them to be in just an later.
‛ administrative place. These people * Churches alone cannot provide
need a place to do Family Services enough support. And Family
,. - A-+: . . ,. . and have an umbrella board Services has non-sectarian support,
prol lems. t , . Antonito 86 t % sai e supervise and have a food pantry.” It is not ‘branded’ a Christian
, Dr•JerryLane, formerchairman Presyterianpastor. Ihavesent Marilyn Vogt, Family Services organization," explained the pastor,
of the Kendall County American familiesto SAMS Shelter in,S.A. if director, gave a brief summary of Boerne Independent School
Red Cross, said that active duty islat afternoon.and I thought her organization: Family Services District R.N. Mag Lester remarked
military personnel in distress can theycouldmake i th ere. They can was organized in Boerne about two "Family Services is critical to
call on the local Red Cross for•funds, receiyesheter and h otfood.c years ago, after being initially Boerne. We need to come to their
He suggested that for further "There is a tendency to ASSUME started by Police Chief Walt Meyers assistance where it is needed: we
information along that line, contact Services ,s a clearmg and Social worker Joanna Parrish need dollars to support Family
Red.Cross Chairman Bill Griffin, houses foroneeds: But this “ “ who later served FS- as director. Services. 1 don’t know what rd d
249-2469 or Lane at 2 49-3027. orgamzat.on that ha»a tenuous The non-profit organization has 15 without it."
T i Salvation Army, though existenceThey sometimes V board members and hours of 9 a.m. Meriwether suggested that
without an office m Boerne, can haveenoughimoney to PAy the rent. to 5 p.m., with a telephone those attending the Monday night
supply some aid for travelers. There issuch a degree of dedication answering service (donated) when meeting go back to their organiza-
. Dr: Meriwether stated that rs there. e • kers there is no one in the office. A dual tions and discuss the meeting,
troubled travelers average two to who'Own the building on Mam Stret line has been recently installed so questioning persons who would like
three calls a week at hls church. which houses Family Services] are crisis counseling can be more to serve on a small working group to
Half of these are famdies. It s not a wonderful", . efficiently carried out. DWI classes, "get firm" and be ready to be active,
hobo traveler. It’s normally a family Praises for staff members of- as well as other counseling are part
in a car The man has been laid off Family Services and them job in the of the Family Services programs.At Anunh,T. E.-sA,
his job lost the house and is on the community came from several present, there is a food closet in the UUUIIly 10 TOlOW
Sun Belt route trying to get home or sources m the audience. facility and a clothing closet. Pa t n ..
has heard a rumor of a job in Meriwether confirmed, "Family The Food Bank in San Antonio Stat Practces
another state. Services need a greater level of was suggested By Meriwether as a --T 1 1
Meriwether commented that it is support in order todo what they are likely answer to help solve part of Fnr Qomnving Qinne
difficult to find the exact number of doing now. I think it is the the Boerne problem IU NUIIIUVIIIy l,1IS
persons in need in the Boerne area, the churches and "The Food Bank allows lThe Kendali Road and
and many persons do not qualify for organizations to support them., organization to place an order and Bridge Department Wilfomow"state
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various reasons. regularly and one. club.”
“Those people might be able to He suggested that the S.A. SAMS
get some help from Family Shelter and Crisis Center serve as
Services.” And he commented that guidelines for formation of more
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need, of a food pantry,” said
Meriwether. “We don’t have the
mechanism now to supply that
food.”
Three hundred families are
presently receiving U.S. govern-
ment commodities at St. Helena’
Episcopal Church. These
supplemental foods may include
cheese, butter, flour, fresh fruit and
powdered milk. At Christmas, 175
baskets of food were distributed to
needy families in the Boerne area.
“One of the problems in helping
the local people is a merry-go-round
of not knowing all the facts...who is
helping.”
Although the necessity for
housing, medicine, and work for the
needy were also mentioned; the
immediate thrust of the evening
was aimed at the urgent need for a
food pantry. And for a central area
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The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 20, 1988, newspaper, January 20, 1988; Boerne, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1571417/m1/3/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Patrick Heath Public Library.