Ysleta Lutheran Mission Human Care

Food distributionsduring the fiscal year 2022-2023, food distribution took place on 52 saturdays for families in el paso experiencing food insecurity. Working in partnership with el pasoans fighting hunger, along with weekly donations of fresh produce from quality fruit wholesale company, over 151 families per week received essential items and non-perishable foods. Through the ylm drive-thru food pantry, an average of 654 families were served throughout the year. This translates to an average of 2,409 individuals receiving emergency supplementary food on a weekly basis. This initiative demonstrates the impactful collaboration within the community to address food insecurity. The support from el pasoans fighting hunger and quality fruit wholesale company, combined with the efficient distribution through the ylm drive-thru, highlights a concerted effort to provide convenient access to food resources for those in need.from march 2022 through february 2023 ylm served 7,844 families and 28,912 individuals. During the same fy, ylm had 363 volunteers that worked 12,854 hours.

Mission and church supportfinancial, material, and staff assistance was provided to 7 christian missions and organizations that engage in the deep needs of body and spirit in the impoverished communities we serve in el paso county, Texas and state of chihuahua, mexico. Ylmhc facilitated programs and services that were designed to provide spiritual and emotional healing to people struggling on the plight of poverty and the drug and cartle voilence. Workers and volunteers conducted visits to homes, to people in prison and detention centers, in hospitals, and chucrh/mission sites to provide education, counseling, worship services, evangelism, and joy-filled avtivities which build relashionships. Materilas and help were distributed according to need and during times of family and personal crisis.

Large-scale distributionsfor the fiscal year 22-23, over $1.6 million of in-kind donations were received, with over $1,309,463 distributed to different entities and $263,362 to individuals in need. $118,006 of medical supplies and equipment were donated to several shelters and individuals along the mexico border and in 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 ylm staff members to assist partnering missions-churches, their communities, and refugees housed in partnering shelters.