During my time on active duty I became a donor of Sky Cross. Their work along the Texas/Mexican border is of the greatest importance. They provide food, and medical supplies to the poorest villages along the border. I have been a supporter for almost 10 years thru the Combined Federal Campaign. Col (ret) Bliquez and his staff ensure 100% of proceeds go to the needs of the charity. This organization lives by their Christian creed of helping the poor and orphans. I am proud to say that I have been associated with this organization. Mr. Bliquez and staff send out frequent and uplifting reports of progress and needs. Rick Boger, SMSgt, USAF Retired
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- EIN 74-2735853
- 11118 Wurzbach Rd Ste 300 San Antonio TX 78230 USA
- www.skycross.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Emergency Assistance, Food, Food Programs, Human Services
Mission: Sky Cross was founded in the summer of 1995 with the objective of providing basic food (98%)and some medical supplies(2%)to very poor families and orphans through established missionaries on the Texas-Mexico border area. The missionaries then use their resources for education, especially the children. This combination has proven to be very successful in combating continual poverty. Everyone who works for or with Sky Cross does not receive a salary or monetary gift, so that 100% of all donations are spent directly for food and medical supplies, unless a donor requests otherwise. All expenses are paid by Sky Cross volunteers.
Programs: Sky Cross currently serves in forty three locations along the Texas-Mexico border. There are 24 full time missionary volunteers who serve with Sky Cross, and who oversee the distribution of the food and medical supplies to families and orphan children. Sky Cross operates in Nuevo Progresso, Mexico (across the river from Progreso, TX) where some 300 families are assisted; in the McAllen, TX "colonia" of Monte Cristo where approximately 400 families are assisted; in Reynosa, MX some 300 families and a migrant house are provided food; in Laredo, TX where we help feed & clothe over 1000 people per month; in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico where we provide food and clothing for 2 orphanages and a refugee home; the "Direcho Humanos" colonia of some 6000 people in Matamoros, Mexico(across the river from Brownsville, TX) where over 300 families are assisted; in several other colonias in and near Matamoros, Mexico, where we provide food and medical supplies for another 500 families; in Eagle Pass, TX-Piedras Negras, Mexico where we serve 4 orphanages, several colonias,a home for physically and mentally challenged children, a village one and one half hours west of Piedras Negras, Mexico, and a nursing home near Aiende, Mexico and many mining villages from two and a half hours to 4 and one hours west of Piedras Negras; in Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, where we provide food for a refugee home which serves up to 150 people per day. Sky Cross also serves another large migrant center in Saltillo, MX with food and food for the very poor people of Puebla, MX. Our missionaries estimate that Sky Cross serves some 30,000 people in the 43 locations.