Ysleta Lutheran Mission Human Care

Large scale distributionsfor the fiscal year 23-24, over $2.2 million in-kind donations were received, with over $ 2,261,730 distributed to different entities and to individuals in need. $507,948 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.

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 cartel violence. 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 activities which build relationships. Materials and help were distributed according to need and during times of family and personal crisis.