The Giving People Hope Podcast Lubbock Area United Way

Trigger warning: In this episode, we discuss sexual violence.

April is Sexual Assault Prevention Month, so we visited with Leslie Timmons and Kenneth Castillo with our Community Partner Voice of Hope about their prevention efforts. Prevention is the best solution to ending sexual violence in our community. Along with other stakeholders in the community, Voice of Hope is putting forth innovative prevention efforts.

As mentioned in the episode:


Voice of Hope Hotline: 806.763.7273
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
Roots Garden on Instagram: @rootsgardenlbk


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Trigger Warning: This episode discusses child abuse and child neglect.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Go Blue Lubbock Campaign. We visited with Dr. Amy Thompson with Covenant Children's Hospital and Dr. Brian Payne with UMC Children's Hospital about child abuse and neglect in Lubbock and the surrounding area, how 2020 impacted families, and how we can all be involved in preventing child abuse.

Episode Resources:


Texas Abuse Hotline: report online or call 1-800-252-5400
South Plains Coalition for Child Abuse Prevention and Go Blue Lubbock
UMC Children's Hospital Community Resources
UMC Children's Hospital Child Abuse Resources
Family Counseling Services
Parenting Cottage
Children's Advocacy Center


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Today, we are rebroadcasting a video interview we release on our social media in January for Human Trafficking Awareness Month. We visited with Kristin Murray with Voice of Hope, Derek Danner with Children's Advocacy Center, and Veronica Lowenberg with Governor Greg Abbott's Child Sex Trafficking Team about the newly formed Lubbock County Care Coordination Team that was set up to specifically address the needs of victims of child sex trafficking in our area.

If you have questions or need help, please call:

Children's Advocacy Center of the South Plains, 806.740.0251

Voice of Hope, 806.763.3232


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For International Women's Day and Women's History Month, we wanted to talk with our Community Partners about the status of women on the South Plains. We chatted with Cristy Martinez with Family Counseling Services, Jennifer Riley with the YWCA, Sabrina Robbins with Catholic Charities, and Lena Scaff with Early Learning Centers. From jobs to child care to health, we tackled a number of issues facing women on the South Plains and the ways we'll be celebrating women this month.

As mentioned in the episode:

Affordable, quality healthcare:


Breast and cervical cancer screening and breast cancer patient navigation: YWCA of Lubbock
General adult healthcare: TTUHSC Free Clinic at Lubbock Impact
Children's healthcare: Lubbock Children's Health Clinic

Affordable mental health care:


Family Counseling Services

Support to complete college degree:


Catholic Charities' Parent Empowerment Program

Affordable, high-quality Spring Break opportunities: 


Boys and Girls Clubs
Early Learning Centers
YWCA of Lubbock




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We sat down last week to record a video with board members Chris Boutwell and Nedra Hotchkins about United Way's new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. Nedra is also the Executive Director for Lubbock Children's Health Clinic, and Chris is chairing the new committee.

We intended to release the conversation in video format only, but the full conversation was so good that we decided to share it on the podcast. The format is a little different than the first episode, but we hope you enjoy listening.

To learn more about what United Way is doing to address diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism, visit https://www.liveunitedlubbock.org/dei


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We chatted with Adrianna Cuellar Rojas, Ashley Harris, and Molly Weiner with United Ways of Texas about the 88th Texas Legislative Session. United Ways of Texas works closely with Lubbock Area United Way and United Ways across Texas to ensure that local needs are being addressed on the state level.

The United Ways of Texas team shares what they are working on for the legislative session and how people can get involved in advocating for legislation that will address key priority areas in the areas of education, health, and financial stability. Our VP of Community Impact, Devin McCain, also joined in the conversation to share about what we're working on for West Texans and how to get involved.

Visit liveunitedlubbock.org/podcast for show notes.


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