Bus Stop Water Project

It all started when…

Our neighbors in the East Texas area, specifically Tyler, are suffering in the summer months. There are thousands of people using the public transportation system to get around daily and they are waiting for these buses in the hundred degree weather. They are accompanied by the hundreds of unhoused people without relief from the heat. This can quickly become a health hazard. Many different people from the older to the very young, are waiting upwards of an hour for their bus to arrive at the stop while the Texas heat weighs on them, or on foot with the sun beating down on them.

This project came about when Worthy Ones founder, Nora Schreiber, witness some young men becoming over heated from their travels from home to work during the Texas summer months. The men explained that while waiting for public transportation and then walking to their destinations, the drink they had brought with them from home would be too warm for relief of the heat before they reached their final stop. This began a conversation, “How can we help you and our other neighbors in the same situation?” There was a solution, an easy one, putting coolers filled with cold water throughout the city would give people multiple chances to refresh themselves.

Since that first year, 2015, this project has proven to be a great support system for those riding public transportation or walking in the city of Tyler. Many of the residents that have been able to access these stops with coolers have expressed how grateful they are for this project. For many, this has been the difference between illness from the heat and making it safely to their destination. This is a project that directly helps our community members keep safe in the summer months. But, we cannot do it alone.

We need your help, ADOPT A STOP.

For this year’s Bus Stop Water Project to be a success, we need volunteers ready to keep up the stops with water provided around town. These are individuals or businesses that are willing to give their time towards providing water for our neighbors. To find out more about Adopting a Stop, please complete the form below.

BUS STOP WATER

Have you noticed that bus stops are sizzling hot in the Summer?  With no access to water, our neighbors were hot and at the risk of dehydration. 

So we asked the community for water coolers, and they came through in a big way!  Every year, we are ever so grateful for our sponsors and volunteers. This project could not work without neighbors helping their neighbors.

We need your help stocking coolers with the donated water and ice.  

We do this every Summer and every year it grows and helps a more of our neighbors. But, we cannot do it alone. Please, become a sponsor today.

CLICK THE “GET INVOLVED’ BUTTON BELOW TO BECOME A SPONSOR FOR 2025!