Lora Hobbs began her community involvement by co-leading groups of people to Haiti in 1987. Since 1996, she has led groups to a school in northern Haiti to bring education to the children by teaching, helping to build schools, and updating educational materials, with focus on the libraries. She has led groups working with residential care for children with chronic diseases and orphanages. In 2010, she went Haiti after the earthquake to help build a home and provide food in tent cities. Most recently she was recognized in the Springfield News Leader for her work as the organizer of Sole Food, a project that collects old shoes to raise money for Friends Against Hunger where she also packages food for the needy. In 2008 Lora went with a group of physical and occupational therapists to Tanzania to assess individual needs and distribute mobility aids to almost 200 adults and children. She works to not only provide necessities, such as education and food, to others, but she also brings awareness to the community about these pressing issues and organizes groups to take part in providing relief to those who need it.