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Fund for Lexington Board. Continued support and advocacy is provided to clients as appropriate. In an effort to reach those in need who do not ask for assistance, our goal is to inform them of the social services provided through the Town through various outreach efforts regarding the services we offer. This includes collaborating with other Town departments (fire, police, schools, health, etc.), providing programming (including psycho-educational groups, etc.), participating in various community groups/boards, and working with various social service organizations. The Social Services department collaborates regularly with various Town departments, including school personnel, fire and police departments, the Health Department, and other town officials as appropriate. As needed, there is also coordination with members of the local Clergy Association regarding emergent needs, such as vouchers for food, shelter, prescriptions, and transportation. 2) Lexington Food Pantry. Residents visit the Food Pantry for access to free food and, incidentally, for socializing with the volunteers and one another. The Pantry is well supported by the local community - by churches, food drives involving corporations and schools, and individual contributors. It is eligible to obtain food from the Boston Food Pantry, a large regional umbrella agency and warehouse, but in its fourteen years of operation, it has never needed to ask that agency for food supplies. The Pantry spends between $28,000 and $30,000 a year on food staples, in addition to stocking and dispensing donated food. Donations of food have remained steady and ample in recent years, but monetary donations used to buy staples have run below average in the last two