Blue Skies Mutual Aid
It's time for a better West Texas. It's time to end poverty now.
We deliver food and essentials to families across Gaines, Yoakum, Andrews, Terry and Dawson counties because no one should face hard times alone. We're neighbors helping neighbors.
Our Impact
Figures from our yearly State of the Skies reports.
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Our Allies
What We Offer
Everything we offer is free-of-charge for clients!
Food Boxes
We offer free boxes of non-perishable food items that include ready-to-eat and items for cooking.
Hygiene Kits
We offer free hygiene kits that contain items like soap, shampoo, hand sanitizer, body wash, and much more.
Baby Boxes and Formula
We offer boxes of baby essentials such as diapers, formula, diaper cream, and baby hygiene items among other supplies.
Home Goods
Blue Skies operates a storage unit that accepts and disperses donated furniture and appliances to those in need.
Job Board and Resume Builder
We collect and display known job opportunities in our area on our job board webpage to assist those seeking employment. Our website also includes an helpful resume builder as well!
Professional Referrals
As a core part of the nonprofit community, we can recommend and refer our clients to appropriate organizations that may be able to assist them.
Medical Devices
We loan out durable medical equipment (DME) such as wheelchairs, crutches, commodes, mobility scooters, and more for free to those who need them.
Narcan and Drug Disposal Pouches
We offer Narcan (Naloxone) intranasal sprays that instantly start reversing an opioid overdose. We also offer drug disposal pouches that can safety deactivate drugs that are put inside of them.
Laptop Library
We keep an inventory of refurbished laptops that we loan out for free to those who need them to do their schoolwork, remote work, or video conferencing.
Angel Boxes
Blue Skies partners with Seminole Memorial Hospital to provide small angel boxes for parents who experience a miscarriage or stillbirth. These contain keepsakes and room for the baby’s remains.
Crochet for Kids
Every year we organize local volunteers to create stuffed crochet animals and figures that we then donate to the pediatric unit at Seminole Memorial Hospital.
DV Victim Cell Phones
BSMA offers free cell phones to domestic violence victims so they can start their new life safe from their abuser. This program is made possible by our partnership with 911 Cell Phone Bank.
Childcare Options Board
Our website offers a childcare options board that displays licensed day cares and other childcare options in our area.
Volunteer Opportunities Board
Blue Skies keeps track of opportunities for kind hearted people to volunteer in their community, including for BSMA.
Free WiFi Map
This resource offers the locations of known free WiFi spots in all five counties of our service area.
Emergency Preparedness Resources
Blue Skies encourages everyone to take steps to prepare for disasters. We offer a specific webpage to direct anyone to great preparedness resources.
Data Collection & Reporting
Blue Skies Mutual Aid runs off of data and information. We pride ourselves on our ability to collect and report data so productive action can be taken in response.
Vital Records
We’re able to help with the process of obtaining documents like birth certificates, marriage licenses, driver’s licenses, passports, and more. Note that at this time we can’t help with the cost of any fees involved.
Veteran Services
Blue Skies can have our Veteran Services Specialist sit down with military veterans to see how they’re able to assist their situation.
Reviews
Blue Skies has been a great addition to our community! They've helped out so many people and are very genuine. They strive to add more resources to our community so they can continue helping more people.
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