Community Engagement | Quality of Life
This is a space for you to make a community.
I think a lot of people are surprised by some of the things I do. One of the big things is helping with food stamp applications. I can help people get birth certificates. I’ve called and helped them through setting up appointments with Social Security offices.
So anything that I can actively do to help. I connect people with resources.
"I connect people with resources."
I love that it’s one of the last free resources. You just come as you are and this is for you – regardless of race, religion, income – this is a space for you to make a community.
I was debating what I wanted to do, what groups I wanted to work with, and I had an internship with an organization that helps women transition out of sex trafficking. Everyone I was meeting had a social work degree and I realized they were working with people on the ground-level.
They were very kind – you didn’t have to come in with anything and that was something I really admired. I thought, that’s the kind of work I’d want to do.
I’m doing my very best to grow this social services program as much as I can, and if people are noticing a need or asking for things I can’t quite do, tell me about that… I want to build this position for what the community needs and the best way is to tell me what you need.
If I can make it happen, I’ll do my very best.
If a patron comes to me with a problem that's not in my scope, I want to make a warm hand off where I am helping them call and personally connect them with the right resource in our community.
If you or someone you know needs assistance, contact (912) 652-3617 or waddles@liveoakpl.org
~ Savanna Waddle
Regional Social Services Coordinator
March 2023