Assessor Jeff Taylor Announces 26th Year of Parish-Wide School Supply Program

Assessor Jeff Taylor Announces 26th Year  of Parish-Wide School Supply Program

LIVINGSTON, La.–Livingston Parish Assessor Jeff Taylor announced that he and local volunteers will once again provide school supplies to needy families in Livingston Parish through the ASSESS THE NEED school supply program, making this the 26th consecutive year to do so.

ASSESS the NEED is a not-for-profit program that provides supplies for Livingston Parish students in need of assistance. This year’s campaign anticipates meeting the needs of some 3,200 students in all the district’s 43 public schools, including Pre-K and Head Start programs.

“Each year we are faced with the challenge of providing our children with the tools they need to be successful in the classroom, and each year that challenge is met with resounding support across our parish. We are looking forward to another year of making a positive impact in the lives of our students,” Taylor said.

Taylor said volunteers will be at the parish’s local Associated Grocers stores taking donations on Friday, July 31 and Saturday, Aug. 1, and then again on Friday, Aug. 7 and Saturday, Aug. 8. The participating stores include Cain’s Family Markets in Albany, Livingston and Springfield; Carter’s Supermarkets at Hatchell Lane in Denham Springs, Vincent Road in Denham Springs and Walker; Oak Point Fresh Market in Watson; Village Markets in Port Vincent, White Hall and Head of Island.

Volunteers will be at the stores from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the two Fridays, and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the two Saturdays.

Donations can be given directly to volunteers at the stores or through Venmo. Links to the Assess the Need Venmo account are available in print and web ads in local newspapers, on signs across the parish, and on cards at local businesses. Donations can also be dropped off at the Livingston Parish Assessor’s Office, located on Government Boulevard in Livingston, Monday-Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., or mailed to Assess the Need, P.O. Box 1802, Denham Springs, LA 70727-1802.

The supplies will be distributed to the school prior to the first day of classes, which begin Aug. 6.

Taylor said the program is also supported through sponsorships by local businesses. This year’s sponsors include Freedom Prosthetics; Richard Price Contracting Co.; Taylor Media Services; U.S. Fire Pump Company, LLC; AKM, LLC; Baton Rouge General; Big Mike’s Bar & Grill; LA Pro; Abundant Life Church; Action 17 News; Alvin Fairburn & Associates, LLC; Audubon Village Investments; Bank of Zachary; Cain’s Supermarkets; Carter’s Supermarkets; DEMCO; Denham Springs Kiwanis Club; Dr. Alan Day, DDS; Eight Ball Graphics; Good Hope Timber; Hammond Star; Hurd Murrill Masonic Lodge #54; Kiwanis Club of Walker; Lamar Advertising; Lard Oil Company; Lewis Graphic Design; Livingston Federation of Teachers and School Employees; Livingston Parish News; Livingston Parish Republican Women; MacLaff, Inc.; Oak Point Fresh Market; Plantation Management; Rhorer Walker Law Firm; The Advocate; Tyler Juneau – Edward Jones Investments; Unfiltered with Kiran; Unity Prayer Center; and Village Markets.