List of Community Agencies

List of Agencies

AmeriCorps Youth Harvest

Assoc. for the Advancement of Mexican-Americans

Boys & Girls Club-Edinburg

Comfort House Services

Communities in Schools of Hidalgo County

Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas Council

Keep McAllen Beautiful

Knapp Medical Center

La Union Del Pueblo Entero

Make-A-Wish Foundation

National Farm Workers Services Center

Salvation Army

Su Casa de Esperanza

Texas Organ Sharing Alliance

Valley AIDS Council

Women Together-Mujeres Unidas

 

AmeriCorps Youth Harvest
	Edcouch Elsa, TX 78538 AmeriCorps Youth Harvest engages high school seniors in tutoring community members to increase academic achievement promote effective problem solving skills, and to motivate others to excel. more

Assoc. for the Advancement of Mexican-Americans
	Edinburg, TX 78539 AAMA is dedicated to serving at-risk youth and families through an array of innovative programs of excellence in the areas of education, health and human services and community development. more

Boys & Girls Club-Edinburg
	Edinburg, TX 78540 The Boys & Girls Club of Edinburg is a Youth development agency providing services to enable youth to reach their full potential. more

Comfort House Services
	McAllen, TX 78501 Comfort House Services, Inc., is a licensed, 501 (C)3, non-profit Special Care Facility for the            Terminal III that provides continuous end-of-life care to any person with a prognosis of 4 months or less to live. We operate on a donation basis and need your support.  Come by and visit us at 617     Dallas Ave, in McAllen, anytime, and see our work in action. more

Communities in Schools of Hidalgo County

McAllen, TX 78501 Communities in Schools (CIS), is a non-profit stay-in-school – Drop-out prevention program.  We are in 6 school districts (McAllen, Edinburg, Mercedes, Edcouch-Elsa, La Joya, and Valley View).  We provide tutoring, counseling, and refer our students and parents to outside agencies for their needs.  The population that we work with are the at-risk students in these school districts. more

Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas Council
	McAllen, TX 78501 Girl Scouts is a volunteer-based program.  We emphasize on building positive self-esteem and values to young girls.  Our mission is: “Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.” more

Keep McAllen Beautiful
	McAllen, TX 78505 KMB is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate on litter prevention, recycling and environmental preservations.  The community is greatly impacted through our clean ups, tree plantings, and various presentations. more

Knapp Medical Center
	Weslaco, TX 78596 Healthcare Center. more

La Union Del Pueblo Entero

San Juan, TX 78589 LUPE is a non-profit organization community based organization. LUPE is a membership organization and membership fee is $40.00 a year. We have community organizers that work with low-income families to identify problems and also the solutions that will bring about positive change.LUPE also provides a wide range of social services such to the members of the organization. The members also receive many benefits, such as ESL, GED, and citizenship classes. more

Mujeres Unidas-Women Together     McAllen, TX 78501 MU/WU provides emergency shelter, food, clothing and support services to victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault. more Make-A-Wish Foundation
	McAllen, TX 78503 We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. more

National Farm Workers Services Center

Los Angeles, CA 90014 The NFWSC builds and preserves affordable housing for Latino and underserved communities throughout the southwest (TX, NM, AZ and CA). The NFWSC-community services division is establishing on-site community centers, ‘Si Se Puede! Learning Center’, at each property for the youth and teens who reside on our affordable housing property.  The Learning center’s primary focus is to provide educational services through an after-school and summer program. more

Salvation Army
	McAllen, TX 78501 The Salvation Army is the only emergency shelter in Hidalgo County providing 3 meals a day to shelter residents!  We also provide assistance with food clothing, furniture, rent, mortgage and utility assistance to persons experiencing financial emergencies.  Our disaster team also serves hot meals and provides other services during a disaster. more

Su Casa de Esperanza
	Pharr, TX 78577 Our after school program for our youth (ages 5-12) is designed to teach values, build character, learn proper nutrition, and obtain exercise through activities. more

Texas Organ Sharing Alliance     McAllen, TX 78504 In order to increase Organ Donor Awareness, we rely on developing a strong relationship with local and regional organizations.  Your interest and commitment is needed and critical in providing TOSA a collaborative forum to meet and demonstrate that Organ and Tissue Donation is not just an individual choice; it is a family decision which impacts the community in which we live. more Valley AIDS Council

McAllen, TX 78501 CBO serving HIV/AIDS infected & affected with Social Medical & Education Services for Willacy, Cameron & Hidalgo County residents.  The McAllen office has a community,  awareness & testing department known as the Education Department. more

If your agency would like to register and post upcoming volunteer opportunities, please complete the agency profile and return it to the Community Service Connection.