• Testimonies

    SnackPak 4 Kids Program
    quote openOn behalf of the Amarillo Independent School District Migrant Eductaion Program, I want to thank your agency for donating 50 PCS backpacks to our migrant elementary students this year ... Please know that your generous donation helps our students start off on the right track for their school success. ~ Teresaquote close Kenedy, LBSW, MA
    General Testimony
    quote openThis agency is awesome! The only thing I have to say about PCS is that they work very hard to serve a large population of people. The director of the agency actually contacted my daughter when there was a mix up with her application!! Cant get better thanquote close that! ~ brolland
    SnackPak 4 Kids Program
    quote openBefore Snack Pak 4 Kids started, Mesa Verde staff knew Friday was the last meal some students received until returning Monday morning. Hunger put the students' focus on food instead of learning ... it's made aquote close real difference.
    Utility Assistance Program
    quote openI didn't know how we were going to pay our utilities. Panhandle Community Services really helped us quote closeout ... big time.
    SnackPak 4 Kids Program
    quote openHe hardly ever misses school anymore and most mornings, even Mondays; he is awake, alert,quote close and ready to go.
    SnackPak 4 Kids Program
    quote openShe has only been getting the backpack for a little while, but I am noticing she is less sluggish and participates often. I am certain as she continues to get the backpack, things wilquote closel keep improving.
    SnackPak 4 Kids Program
    quote openEven though my student has no change in some areas, this program has really helped him because Monday morning he is not hungry when he first walks in the door. Thank you quote closefor this program.
    SnackPak 4 Kids Program
    quote openI feel my student’s concentration and behavior have changed because of the program. Her academic performance has improved but there are quote closeother factors….
    SnackPak 4 Kids Program
    quote openI feel better knowing the students have something to eatquote close on the weekends.
    SnackPak 4 Kids Program
    quote openI’m not sure if the student’s improvement is all due to the backpack program but he has drastically improved and if any of this can be accredited to the program I thiquote closenk it is amazing.

  • General Resources

    Case Management
    Client Questionnaire
    Notification of Approval
    Release of Information
    Client Services Agreement
    Client Services Agreement - Spanish (en Español)
    SnackPak 4 Kids - Volunteer Hours Log Worksheet

Energy assistance program aids local families

SOURCE: Amarillo Globe News By BRITTANY NUNN | brittany.nunn@amarillo.com Read the Original Story » Michael Schumacher / Amarillo Globe-News Family friend Chelsea Dumas, 16, from left, Collene Waltz and her daughter Samantha Wolfe, 9, play with their dog “Bubba” in the living room of Waltz’s 100-year-old home on Southwest Seventh Avenue. Collene Waltz waited in the lobby of the Panhandle Community Services hoping ... Read More

 

January 9, 2012   Category: In the News   No Comments comments

Fixing Homes to Keep Area Residents Warm

Story originally posted on newschannel10.com. By Ashley Paredez  See Video: Fixing Homes to Keep Area Residents Warm Amarillo, TX - Hundreds of people across the Panhandle don't have homes equipped to face the cold weather but a local organization is helping them stay warm. Panhandle Community Services has seen an increase in the need for home repairs over the years. Repairs that ... Read More

 

November 22, 2011   Category: In the News   No Comments comments

Backpacks Provide Bounty – SnackPak 4 Kids

SOURCE: Amarillo Globe News By: Brittnay Nunn Read Original Story   Will Rogers Elementary School Principal Terri Huseman watched helplessly as the 8-year-old boy coughed and wheezed, his body wracked with pain at the peak of a vicious asthma attack. “I’m not leaving,” the boy said between breaths as he stood in the nurse’s office with his mother and Huseman. “I ... Read More

 

September 28, 2011   Category: In the News   No Comments comments

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