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- EIN 74-2511974
- (512) 477-7454
- 4911 Harmon Ave Austin TX 78751 USA
- www.manosdecristo.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Mission: Manos de Cristo empowers low-income individuals with a loving hand of assistance and welcomes all regardless of age, gender, race, or religious preference. Manos promotes dignity and self-reliance by providing essential oral care, furthering educational development, and meeting basic needs with food and clothing.
Target demographics: people seeking assistance with dental care, adult education, basic needs and supplies.
Direct beneficiaries per year: over 30,000 individuals
Geographic areas served: the Central Texas community
Programs: The Manos de Cristo Dental Center serves families who do not have dental insurance, earn too much to qualify for assistance programs and generally are 150% or less of the federal poverty guidelines. ThDental Center offers dentistry services including emergency treatments & preventative and restorative services, at rates between the 30th and 35th percentile of average private dental practices, according to the national dental advisory service - comprehensive fee report. In 2019, 203 volunteer dentists & dental staff donated 1,047 hours of service, provided 3,595 clients with 19,149 visits and 52,137 procedures.
Education - Manos de Cristo offers five levels of English as a Second Language (ESL), introductory and intermediate computer classes, US citizenship classes, nutrition classes and Spanish language and literacy classes. In 2019, 430 students enrolled in ESL classes, 171 participated in citizenship classes, 167 signed up for computer classes, and 88 enrolled in Spanish language literacy. Most classroom instruction is provided by 121 volunteer teachers who generously taught for 5,619 hours.
Basic Needs Program - Manos de Cristo operates a food pantry and clothes closet. Eight families per day who are need of a helping hand can get about one week's food at no charge. In 2019, 4,892 individuals in 3,984 families were served in the food pantry. Anyone who comes to the clothes closet can spend 20 minutes selecting gently used clothes. We served 2,168 families in the clothes closet who accounted for 3,971 people. This service was made possible by 43 volunteers who donated 608 hours
Back to School - each year the staff and volunteers provide basic necessities to K-5th grade school children, with the belief that every child deserves to attend the first day of school ready to learn.