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- EIN 74-2696297
- (915) 851-0272
- Po Box 2017 San Elizario TX 79849-2017 USA
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Causes: Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: Ayuda is a bilingual, grassroots non-profit organization for the purpose of advocating for quality health care, better housing, improved environmental protection standards, quality education and leadership training for low-income families and residents in el paso county's lower valley region, called colonias, defined by the federal governmental as "rural or unincorporated subdivisions, located within 150 miles of the u. S. -mexico border and characterized by substandard housing, inadequate plumbing and sewage systems, lack of access to safe and sanitary water and disproportionately high rates of poverty and umemployment. Ayuda works to eliminate obstacles that prevent access to quality water and adequate housing in colonias. Additionally, ayuda advocates for quality education programs for children and adults. Ayuda's target area includes colonias that surround the rural town of san elizario, located east of the el paso city limits.
Programs: Home rsp - expand the supply of decent and affordable housing for low and very low-income americans.
margaret casey - for general support to develop community leaders to advocate for colonia infrastructure investment in the rio grande valley.
neighborhood stabilization program - to stabilize neighborhoods whose viability has been and continues to be damaged by the economic effects of properties that have been foreclosed upon and abandoned.