Empty Stocking Fund ... Single mother of three boys, one special needs, looks to Empty Stocking for help

Donations to the Empty Stocking Fund may be mailed or delivered to the Salvation Army Community Center, 810 E. 11th St., or the Odessa American, 222 E. Fourth St. ZIP codes for both are 79761. Call the Salvation Army at 332-0738. The Empty Stocking Fund was created by the Odessa American in 1995 and has raised more than $1.5 million. Empty Stocking funds enable the Salvation Army to provide toys and food baskets to needy families in Odessa. This year’s goal is $150,000.

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• Single mother of three boys, one special needs, looks to Empty Stocking for help

Staff Report
Odessa American

ODESSA, TEXAS - A single Odessa mother of three boys including one with special needs has had a traumatic year. Her husband left the family alone and she makes ends meet “by God’s grace” without government assistance. Maria, not her real name, struggles to provide and but won’t be able to provide a happy Christmas without help this year ...

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