It takes a community to help the community

By CORINNA RICHARDSON corinna.richardson@thefacts.com
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Jan 9, 2021
Jan 9, 2021 Updated Jan 9, 2021
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Members of the community discuss their needs with Dream Center staff and volunteers before they receive assistance. The Dream Center has had a huge increase in residents needing help since the pandemic.

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Volunteer Misty Brogan escorts a resident into the food pantry section of the Brazoria County Dream Center in Clute. The center relies on volunteers and has had a lack of them for the past several months.

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Volunteers Ana Cordoba and Maria Serbanbez check out a resident at the Brazoria County Dream Center in Clute. The food bank has had to limit the number of food items people receive due to low supply.

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Amber Newman, Boys and Girls Club of Brazoria County CEO, shares what the nonprofit has been up to from her office in Angleton on Tuesday.

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Decorations representing the Boys and Girls Club hang in Amber Newman's office in Angleton.

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Amber Newman, chief executive officer of the Boys and Girls Club of Brazoria County, shares what working for the nonprofit has been like amid a pandemic in Angleton on Tuesday. The nonprofit has several opportunities for volunteers, including sending in recordings of them teaching kids how to do things, such as playing guitar.

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Brazoria County Dream Center Executive Director Terri Willis discusses her concerns with the lack of food for the Backpack Buddy system. Hundreds of kids rely on the system to have food for the weekend.

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A resident browses the shelves at the Brazoria County Dream Center on Dec. 30. There have been extreme capacity restrictions at the Clute nonprofit due to lack of volunteers and social distancing guidelines.

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Everybody needs a little help sometimes, and providing that help is why community nonprofit organizations exist.

“Nonprofits are very vital to our community,” said Amber Newman, the executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Brazoria County. “They help so many people. … There’s a need in every area, no matter if you’re old or you’re young, if you’re rich or you’re poor.”