LAMP provides assistance to approximately 10,000 people each year through its four departments. They are : Helpers Unlimited - emergency assistance with food, clothing, rent, utilities, and transportation; Health Care - assistance for individuals in need of prescriptions, dental care, and eye care; Emergency Shelter - a short-stay program for men, women, and children; Transitional Housing - a longer stay (24 month) program designed to return the clients to self-sufficiency.
4,953 individuals provided with a food bag (2-3 day supply) |
742 assisted with rent and/or utility assistance |
Sheltered 677 individuals |
Served 41,753 meals in our shelters |
Provided 23,270 bed-nights |
Assisted 492 with prescriptions, dental care, and eye care |
Served 752 children by providing back-to-school supplies and clothes |
Provided 353 families with their Thanksgiving meal |
Hosted a Block Festival for over 400 community members |
2007 Service Statistics
Anna Hornsby
Tonya Shealy
Dee Cruz
Changing Lives is a series of events designed to educate the citizens and youth of Valdosta and Lowndes County. The focus will be on the indigent and homeless and the role LAMP plays in ministering to this population.
"When you save one life it's as if you have saved the entire world."