Ysleta Lutheran Mission Human Care

Food ministryfor the 2022 fiscal year, food was distributed for 51 saturdays for families of el paso suffering from food insecurity. Working in partnership with el pasoans fighting hunger, along with weekly donations of fresh produce from quality fruit wholesale company, over 150 families per week received needed produce and non-perishable food items. Through the ylm food pantry drive-thru, an average of 544 families were served during the year. As one of the top programs, the opportunity for volunteering brought in an average of 46 volunteers for the year, with an average of 183 volunteering hours for the year.

Mission and church supportfinancial, material, and staff assistance was provided to 14 christian organizations that engage in the deep needs of body and spirit in the impoverished communities we serve in el paso county, Texas and the state of chihuahua, mexico. Ylmhc facilitated programs and services that were designed to provide spiritual and emotional healing to people struggling in the plight of poverty and the trauma of past cartel violence. Workers and volunteers conducted visits to homes, to people jailed in prison and detention centers, in hospitals, and churches/mission sites to provide education, counseling, worship services, evangelism, and joy-filled fun activities that build relationships. Materials and help were distributed according to need and during times of family and personal crisis.

Large scale distributionsfor the 2022 fiscal year, over $1.1 million of in-kind donations through were received, with over $450,000 distributed to different entities and $700,000 to individual in need. $36,000 of medical supplies and equipment were donated to several shelters and individuals along the mexico border and el paso, Texas. In-kind donations in the form of food, blankets, clothing, jackets, furniture, household items, school backpacks/supplies, and toys were taken into mexico by a ylm staff members to assist partnering mission-churches, their communities, and refugees housed in one of the mission-churches.