Backpack Program

Serve at Southwood Serve in the Community

Southwood partners with the Food Bank of Lincoln to help distribute food to Saratoga Elementary School students.

There are three ways to be involved with Backpacks:
Packing:
  • Sundays at Noon in Southwood's Meeting Room
  • volunteers are scheduled to serve once every 5-6 weeks
Transporting:
  • Thursdays at 1 PM from Southwood to Saratoga Elementary
  • volunteers are scheduled to serve once every 4-5 weeks
Distributing:
  • Fridays at 1 PM at Saratoga Elementary
  • volunteers are scheduled to serve once every 4-5 weeks
These volunteer opportunities at Southwood are pre-scheduled.
Signing up here will connect you to our volunteer leaders who will provide specific details for serving and add you to the schedule.

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The Red Cross will be at Southwood on Thursday, July 24. Sign up to donate blood or make a power red donation.
Spots open between 10AM and 4PM.

Register Here

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It’s Christmas in July at Southwood!  

Southwood's Community Mission partners and Care Ministries use gift cards collected in July to support people in need.  You can help by purchasing gift cards for gas, groceries or casual restaurants in any amount.  Bring the cards to Southwood Central to be distributed to our Community Mission Partners and Care Ministries. 

Donated gift cards provide:

  • Gas for someone to be able to get to work
  • Runza meal for a family while Mom is in the hospital
  • A way to buy groceries for someone who lost their job
  • Compassion and understanding during challenging times