Welcome to Manos de Cristo!
Mission Statement
Manos de Cristo is dedicated to empowering low-income individuals with a loving hand of assistance and without regard to 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.
Our Vision
Manos de Cristo’s life changing services empower people of all backgrounds to build self-esteem and self-confidence and the ability to participate fully in the life of the community.
When Having a Job Isn’t Enough
According to the Economic Policy Institute, poverty for a single parent of one child is defined as earning $12,830/year or less. For this same family to afford the average two-bedroom apartment in Austin, the parent must earn an annual salary of $32,580 (www.epinet.org). Many of Manos’ clients do not earn enough to keep up with the actual cost of living, despite being employed. We serve these clients through the following programs.
Dental Clinic
Dental health is crucial to overall health and well-being. Manos de Cristo is one of the few organizations dedicated to providing essential dental care to patients without private dental insurance or Medicaid. Learn more. Click here.
Education
Manos de Cristo believes that education is the building block of self-sufficiency. Learn more about our Back-to-School program for children and our adult education and job training classes. Click here.
Food and Clothing
People struggling to make ends meet often must choose between paying the rent or feeding and clothing their families. Learn more about our food pantry and clothes closet. Click here.
Calendar of Events
Please Help
Children in Crisis
Please support our efforts to ensure that local Austin children living in poverty are given the basic needs for the upcoming school year. From August 3-14, Manos de Cristo will supply over 2000 children with backpacks, school supplies, and clothing – pants or skirts, shirts, underwear and socks. These are likely the only new clothing they will get for the year. This is their future. They need your help.
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