Page 28 - Senior Link Magazine Summer 2018- Online Magazine

Director of the New Legacy Home, “When you
help change one woman’s life, you have just
changed the destiny of an entire generation.” The
New Legacy home will exist to help women who clearly have a strong desire to change their
lives and are willing to commit fifteen months of working toward that goal. The purpose of
the New Legacy home is to help women write a new life story, leaving a new legacy which
will empower them and future generations to serve in the Lubbock community as productive
citizens. J.T. and Margaret Talkington have left their own legacy in Lubbock, Texas that will
resonate for many generations to come.

THE FOLLOWING IS A SNAPSHOT OF 2017 AT THE LUBBOCK DREAM

CENTER (LDC) & TALKINGTON LIFE CENTER

• ACTION FAMILY FOOD OUTREACH -------------------------------- 13,424 SACKS OF GROCERIES GIVEN TO FAMILIES
• ACTION FAMILY PROGRAM ----------------------------------------- 100-125 WELLNESS CHECKS PROVIDED WEEKLY
• MEALS ON WHEELS --------------------------------------------------- 786 WEEKEND MEALS PROVIDED
• THANKSGIVING BLESSING ------------------------------------------ 650 MEALS PROVIDED
• U APPAREL CLOTHING CLOSET ------------------------------------- 114,510 CLOTHING ITEMS GIVEN
• GED CLASSES PROVIDED BY LUBBOCK LITERACY AT LDC ---- 308 STUDENTS ATTENDED
• ESL CLASSES PROVIDED BY LUBBOCK LITERACY AT LDC ----- 22 STUDENTS ATTENDED
• LUBBOCK DREAM CENTER TESTING CENTER ------------------- 875 GED TESTS TAKEN
• THE CUT FROM ABOVE MINISTRY --------------------------------- 366 FREE HAIRCUTS GIVEN
• COURT-ORDERED COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES --- 745 HOURS COMPLETED
• VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES --------------------------------------- 5,565 VOLUNTEERS WHO COMPLETE 524,455
HOURS OF SERVICE
• CELEBRATE RECOVERY CLASSES ----------------------------------- 1,165 IN ATTENDANCE
• ACTION AFTERSCHOOL/SUMMER PROGRAM ------------------- 5,068 TOTAL ATTENDANCE
• TINY TOTS READ-A-LOT PROGRAM -------------------------------- 401 TOTAL ATTENDANCE
• PROM QUEEN ---------------------------------------------------------- 280 TEENAGE GIRLS ATTENDED AND RECEIVED
DRESSES
• BACK TO SCHOOL BACKPACK GIVEAWAY------------------------- 1025 GIVEN TO DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN
LUBBOCK
• CHRISTMAS TOY GIVEAWAY ----------------------------------------- 1005 TOYS GIVEN TO NEEDY CHILDREN
• WEDNESDAY NIGHT IGNITE MEN’S OUTREACH ----------------- 795 TOTAL ATTENDANCE
• WEDNESDAY NIGHT BLOOM WOMEN’S OUTREACH ----------- 3100 TOTAL ATTENDANCE

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