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 recent wildfires in California have devastated the lives of so many. Lutheran Disaster Response is there and working to help provide for the immediate needs of people in impacted. They will continue to be there throughout the relief and recovery.

Southwood supports the work of Lutheran Disaster Response with financial contributions that enable them to respond quickly when any disaster strikes. If you would like to help those impacted by the wildfires, you can donate directly to Lutheran Disaster Response.