Assistance programs from El Paso County churches.
Anyone who is struggling can turn to a church in the El Paso County Texas area for emergency help, including with rent, electric bills, food and more. Faith based groups assist people of all religions and faiths, including migrants, by providing them with free stuff, emergency funds and more. Find how to get help from an El Paso County Texas church.
The resources are limited, but a church will help any person or family in need, no matter their religion. There are options such as Catholic Charities or Baptist churches that give out free food or serve meals. Some parishes in El Paso County also offer emergency financial help to stop an eviction or help people get urgent medical care or money to keep their utilities on. More details on these programs, and others, from a local church are noted below.
Churches help with rent or utility bills.
Low-income families and people going through a short-term hardship can often get some emergency financial assistance to pay critical bills. Churches will help with bills that are critical necessities, such as rent, utilities (water or electric), housing, car repairs for work and more. There are also church run shelters for migrants / refugees in El Paso with limited hotel vouchers at local churches too.
As an example, Queen of Peace Catholic Church (location is 1551 Belvidere St, El Paso, TX 79912 and call (915) 584-5817) is part of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in El Paso County. The parish will provide money to help pay bills or rent for qualified people as well as long term stability services including help with employment, budgeting, and financial literacy.
El Paso area churches also will help people living in poverty or a crisis with their bills while also given out free items, including clothes, gas cards and free referrals. Samaritan House, part of Abundant Church also offers emergency financial help as well as basic needs like food in some cases from their center at 1000 Valley Crest Dr, El Paso, TX 79907, call (915) 532-8543. There are also free Christmas toys and a “shop” for low-income families to select gifts from.
Rental assistance as well as money for gas or a bus can be provided some churches in OKC as well. St Raphael Catholic Church of El Paso ((Address is 2301 Zanzibar Rd, El Paso, TX 79925, call (915) 598-3431 or (915) 613-0988) provides funds to low-income families that are facing eviction, or close to it. A major focus of the church is on helping single moms or dads, families with kids or seniors pay their rent as well as other housing costs. The El Paso County Catholic Charity also helps people of all religions, faiths, and backgrounds as well as gives intake to other temporary rent assistance programs in El Paso TX.
Free food boxes, clothes and medical from a church
Many churches in El Paso County have food pantries as well clothing closets. They focus more on helping people with basic needs – nutrition, food, hygiene kits and more. San Antonio Catholic Church (503 Hunter Dr, El Paso, TX 79915, phone is (915) 598-1457) has a pantry and free clothing distribution center that gives out groceries and items to kids as well as adults. The churches also help homeless people as well as immigrants or asylum seekers in the city of El Paso TX with personal hygiene supplies, sleeping bags and other goods.
Most of the parishes rely on volunteers and donations from the community – the generosity of others helps a church give back to the less fortunate. Ysleta Lutheran Church Mission has a free, general clothing closet at 301 S Schutz Dr, El Paso, TX 79907 (phone (915) 858-2588). They give out everything from school supplies to shoes, jeans, winter coats to kids and other goods. Another option is Lifegate Church with a food bank and thrift store at 10555 Edgemere Blvd, El Paso, TX 79925, call (915) 593-1122.
As noted, the El Paso County Texas churches cover multiple faiths and religions. Another is the Open Gate Community Church of the Nazarene at 9821 McCombs St, El Paso, TX 79924 (phone (915) 751-2403). The food bank at this faith-based groups has meals and food boxes for different cultural situations. There is also a local Meals on Wheels delivery for the disabled. The hours of these parishes are limited, as well as the coverage area, and people should call or contact them for further details.
Churches also help arrange basic medical care in the El Paso area, including for immigrants. They partner with volunteer doctors, nurses and dentists to offer occasional clinics, in which the poor and uninsured can get care. As El Paso Baptist Clinic offers services from 2700 N Piedras St, El Paso, TX 79930, call (915) 532-5398. They help arrange for basic check-ups, vaccinations, dental cleanings and more as church clinics are limited in resources, including the San Vicente Family Health Center faith based clinic at 8061 Alameda Ave, El Paso, TX 79915. Call (915) 859-7545.
The San Elizario - Eli Community Clinic is another church run program, with Spanish speaking medical volunteers too. The Centro De Salud Familiar La Fe (location is 12101 Socorro Rd, San Elizario, TX 79849 and call (915) 545-6156) provides everything from free eye check ups and exams to hearing tests, immunizations and basic care. The assistance from the church will also be for anyone in need; whether insured or not or even the homeless.
Contact information of more church programs
Multiple other churches help the low-income, including asylum seekers in El Paso Texas, with their basic needs. Whether financial help or free services, more faith based groups and churches exist in the area and contact [email protected] for more details.
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