El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank
Phone: 915-298-0353
Combatting the hunger crisis in our region by strategically procuring and distributing nutritious food through community partners. The Food Bank is the distribution center for over 120 partner pantries across the borderland region and collaborative hub for hunger initiatives that assists in SNAP applications and nutrition education.
El Paso County Nutrition Program
Phone: 915-775-2723
A senior nutrition program providing a 1/3 Required Dietary Allowance noon time meal to El Pasoans 60 years of age or older. Center based meals are served in 20 Senior Nutrition Community Centers throughout the County. Home delivered meals are served to 1,117 homebound frail elderly or handicapped individuals. Selrico Services Inc. is the County's meal vendor for the preparation and delivery of all meals.
Meals for Vets
Phone: 800-676-1389
Provide consistent access to healthy, nutritious meals for Veterans under the age of 60 and struggling financially. Requirements are 1) Veteran must have served at least 180 days and 2) income is 60% below area median average.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Phone: 877-541-7905
Benefits that allows qualified participants buy the food they need for good health. Food benefits are put on a Lone Star Card that can be used like a credit card at any store that accepts SNAP. Most adults age 18-49 with no children in the home can get SNAP for only three months in a 3-year period.
Women, Infants, and Children
Phone: 800-942-3678
Provide supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children.
Senior Nutrition Program
Phone: 915-546-8167
Senior nutrition program providing a 1/3 required dietary allowance meal to individuals 60 years of age and older. Center-based meals are served in 20 Senior Nutrition Community Centers throughout the County. Home delivered meals are served to 1,117 homebound elderly or handicapped individuals.
