My Nonprofit Reviews

Before my husband got stationed at Fort Hood, I was employed full-time and able to contribute financially to our necessities. When we came here, obviously, I had to leave my job behind. Within the first year of arriving here, I found out I was pregnant, and my husband and I determined the financial costs of daycare, commute, and vehicle maintenance would pretty much negate any income I might secure. But with the addition of a growing little guy to our household, the costs also increased, and it became hard to choose what to do without and what we would have to find money for, because we were having to choose between food or diapers, wipes or shampoo.

Someone told me about Sgt Leevon Ritter Operation Phantom Support and their food pantry. I had to swallow some pride, but we went up there and signed up to be members of the Aid Brigade. We contribute monthly and are able to make use of the food pantry twice weekly. They don't turn folks away. People who aren't \Aid Brigade members can still go to the pantry or request help from the charity. I like being able to be a member of the Aid Brigade, though, because it makes me feel like I am offsetting some of what I have received and maybe making it possible for people who can't become members to get help, too.

As our little guy grows, we make use of the fill-a-bag sales they have twice weekly to be able to keep him in seasonal appropriate clothing. As he outgrows things, and if they're still in good condition, we take them back so someone else can benefit.

It's helped us so much.

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