Items to serve families seeking safety
(Seguin) — The Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office is rolling out a new effort to help those families forced into emergency placement.
The sheriff’s office has launched a bag drive on behalf of the Thriving Hearts Crisis Center. Coordinating the effort is Sgt. Elaine Reamer, a long-term supporter of the center, formerly known as the Guadalupe Valley Family Violence Shelter. Reamer says through her work; she has always found it difficult when folks have had to relocate using trash bags. She says she just wants to restore dignity within these families.
Now although the bag drive was her idea, Reamer attributes another officer for putting the plan into motion.
“Everything with this drive just kind of happened,” said Reamer. “Sgt. Isak Moebius contacted me saying that he and his wife had done some spring cleaning, and they wanted to donate the suitcases, and he was like, ‘I know exactly who to call for that kind of stuff.’ So, he called me. Well Moebius left them at my door while I wasn’t here over the weekend and the bags weren’t going to be picked up until 2 p.m. so they were just in the hallway and it’s funny how much that got people going like, ‘hey, what’s this for?’ So, I told them about them being donated to Thriving Hearts and every single person that passed by said ‘I’ve got backpacks! I’ve got suitcases!”
Reamer says she is grateful to Sheriff Joshua Ray for his immediate support of the idea. She also thanks the crisis center who couldn’t be happier to be getting the bags.
He (the Sheriff) said ‘absolutely, get to it.’ So, I sent an email to our agency. We got the jail involved, dispatch, patrol, everybody in CID and the collection is growing. My office is out of control. I’ve got backpacks, duffle bags, I’ve got suitcases – everybody is really excited about doing this and I’m so grateful that the sheriff said yes,” said Reamer.
Reamer says the sheriff’s office is a big supporter of Thriving Hearts who continues to illustrate its work in the community of keeping adults and children safe. She says these items will come in very handy especially if some of these families have to be relocated for their safety or when they eventually relocate to their new home.
The effort is now being extended to those in the community who also want to donate new or used backpacks, suitcases, duffel bags and totes. The items can be dropped off in the main lobby of the sheriff’s office 24/7. The items will be collected through April 18.
The sheriff’s office is located at 2617 N. Guadalupe St.