Local Missions

Backpack Buddies provides nutritious food over the weekend for children who receive meals at school through the federal Title I program. To volunteer, please contact FPC Advocate Morris Fisher.

BiG (Brookwood in Georgetown)  is an “out of the box” innovative vocational community for adults with special needs where everything made is sold in a beautiful high-end gift shop, cafe and greenhouse. For more information, please contact FPC Advocate Peggy Currie.

The Caring Place is a faith-based, community-oriented organization that, since 1985, has been helping families in Georgetown and northern Williamson County with basic human needs: food, clothing and household items, and financial assistance for rent, utilities and medical/optical/dental/prescription needs. In addition to FPC’s monetary support, members donate items to sell in the shops as well as food for the pantry, and they volunteer their time and services. For more information, please contact FPC Advocate Jenny Carswell.

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Williamson County provides trained, court-appointed volunteers who advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children on their journey to a safe home. For more information, please contact FPC Advocate Angie Harris.

CROP Hunger Walk annual community-wide event sponsored by Church World Service and organized by local congregations to raise funds to end hunger at home and around the world. FPC has supported the Georgetown CROP Walk for more than 25 years, and 25% of funds collected remain in the community to help support The Caring Place and Meals on Wheels.  To sign up, please contact FPC Advocate Rick Galloway.

Elementary School Mentoring & Support– Volunteer tutors assist teachers at local schools with students needing extra practice with reading and writing, or by providing needed school supplies. For more information on volunteering for this program, please contact FPC Advocate Dawn Bookert.

Faith in Action Georgetown provides transportation and other services free of charge to residents 65 and older to help them maintain an independent lifestyle. For more information, please contact FPC Advocate Thomas Bausch.

Friends in Deed A group of volunteers organized to assist FPC members with minor home maintenance and repairs. They can help with items such as replacing batteries in smoke detectors, replacing light bulbs, performing minor plumbing g or electrical repairs, and other similar tasks.

The Georgetown Project is a nonprofit organization is devoted to building a healthier community for all children and youth. Among its many diverse programs is The NEST Empowerment Center. The center is an after-school drop-in program for Georgetown ISD high school teens in need of free resources such as evening meals, a quiet place for homework and rest, access to computers and school supplies, daily homework help, test prep, counseling, job readiness training, college prep and other support services.” To find out how you can help, please contact FPC Advocate Marty Curtis.

A Gift of Time is a non-profit organization formed in 2016 to provide “compassionate, holistic daycare for people with memory loss and to support their loved ones as they confront the challenges of caregivers.” For more information, please contact FPC Advocate Joann Folta.

Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County is a local grassroots, faith-based organization affiliated with Habitat for Humanity International. Williamson County HFH is an independent, nonprofit organization that builds simple, decent housing with partner families using volunteer labor and tax-deductible donations. To volunteer, please contact FPC Advocate Robert Cravens.

Helping Hands of Georgetown– It was founded in 2015 to empower the less fortunate by providing food security and social services to the underserved. The Mobile Food Pantry delivers bagged meals, grocery items, toiletries and
clothing at various central locations. It distributes lunches on a weekly basis to the homeless, working poor and local families in need. FPC Georgetown participates in preparing Sunday Night Suppers for distribution from a central location on the third Sunday of each month. For more information on volunteering for this program, please contact FPC Advocate Dawn Bookert or Jenny Carswell.

• 3rd Sunday Meal Prep Signup 

Hospice Austin cares for terminally ill and bereaved persons of Central Texas and their families regardless of their ability to pay. For more information, please contact FPC Advocate Gary Nelon.

Laundry Love provides the money and detergent for Georgetown’s low-income, unemployed, elderly, or anyone needing a hand up in a difficult time to wash and dry their clothes and bedding at the laundromat for free. Please visit the signup form below to volunteer at one of the FPC-hosted events. For more information, please contact FPC Advocate Amber Cessac.

• FPC Laundry Love Volunteer Signup

Manos de Cristo, Austin is a Presbyterian-related agency that provides emergency food, clothing and dental care to low-income individuals as well as legal aid and back-to-school programs. For more information, please contact FPC Advocate Bill McKenna.

Meals on Wheels, Georgetown provides hot meals five days a week to homebound seniors in Burnet and Williamson County. Please contact FPC Advocates Ben & Donna Nichols or Tom & Peggy Currie to become a volunteer.

Mission Sewing is an FPC ministry that meets monthly to prepare handcrafted items to be donated to The Caring Place, Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services, the Christ Child Society and Williamson County Children’s Advocacy Center. FPC Advocate is Kathy Jones.

Neighbors in Need Ministry provides Blessing bags, personal hygiene products, food items and clothing to anyone seeking assistance. HEB gift cards are also available on a quarterly basis for gas or food. FPC Advocate is Christina Bondesen.

Youth Mission Trip & Summer Camp Scholarships is an FPC ministry that provides scholarships to students in need who wish to attend church-sponsored trips and camps.