Friends are committed to helping others in need. Â Although we are a small group many of us volunteer at Food for Friends. Â Food For Friends was started by Joyce White who lives in Bartlett TX and grew up in the area. Â Joyce just celebrated her 80th birthday but every Friday she cooks and delivers a hot meal to her “Friends”. Â Joyce saw the need and works to fill it. Â She started out serving 30 people but over the past few years she now feeds over 150! Â Every Friday morning volunteers cook a hot meal and every Friday afternoon the
Chopping Onions
Joyce with volunteers
meal is delivered. Â The people Joyce feeds have no way to get a hot meal otherwise. Â Several are homeless and some are Vietnam Veterans. Â Some of the people worked picking cotton or cleaning houses and have no means to provide for themselves since they are now older and have health issues. Â Joyce also delivers water and produce during the summer. Â She helps get people fans who need them and in the winter she helps provide heaters. Â We collect items for a clothes closet that are given to her “friends”. Â Bartlett is a small community and is divided in half by Bell and Williamson County. Â Meals on Wheels doesn’t deliver out there and most of the powers that be seem to think that Bartlett is someone else’s problem. Â If you’ve never seen a rural community that is need of help, take a drive out to Bartlett or better yet come volunteer with us!
A home in Bartlett
Joyce is also providing school supplies to the Bartlett school children!
 