Merry Market

Inspired by the life of Lib Minter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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WPC’s annual Merry Market is an open “market” where you can learn about local and international charitable organizations and make donations in support of them to give as gifts. Some of our participants are:

Casa Marianella

Casa Marianella welcomes immigrants from around the world by providing shelter, access to legal and medical resources, food, clothing, English classes, and more. Located in Austin, Casa Marianella was established in 1986 and shelters an average of 325 individuals annually. WPC is currently sponsoring an asylum-seeking family through Casa Marianella.

For more info: https://www.casamarianella.org/ 

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John Knox Ranch

John Knox Ranch creates space for people of all ages to connect to God, creation, and one another. Generations of children have experienced the joys of swimming in the blue hole and sleeping under the stars as campers, while young adults have grown into church and community leaders as staff members. Your gift helps to ensure that generations to come will be able to experience the natural beauty and loving community of John Knox Ranch.

For more info: https://johnknoxranch.org/

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Manos de Cristo

Manos de Cristo promotes dignity and self-reliance for low-income Austinites by meeting basic human needs for food and clothing, providing affordable dental care, and offering after-school programs, adult education classes, and job training. Manos de Cristo serves over 25,000 individuals each year.

For more info: http://www.manosdecristo.org/

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Puentes de Cristo

Puentes de Cristo is a Presbyterian organization that works to address health disparities and compassionately serve people who are hungry, oppressed, and poor. In partnership with Texas A&M University, Puentes de Cristo serves in Hidalgo County Colonias (neighborhoods), providing health education, coordination of health care services for pregnant women, and food to help address food insecurity. Their community partner, Border Missions, provides food for the families they serve.

For more info: https://puentesdecristo.org/

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Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services

Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services provides Christ-centered care to families in need, ensuring that adults achieve self-sufficiency and children are placed into loving, permanent homes. PCHAS helps children heal from trauma so they can build healthy relationships, succeed in education, and discover their own world of opportunities and possibilities.

For more info: https://www.pchas.org/

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Presbyterian Disaster Assistance

Working collaboratively with a variety of national and international partners, PDA cares for communities affected by crisis and catastrophe, as well as helping churches and other local organizations improve their disaster preparedness. This winter, PDA is responding to recent hurricanes and earthquakes and supporting Afghan refugees being resettled in the United States.

For more info: https://pda.pcusa.org/

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Saint Louise House

Saint Louise House empowers women and their children to overcome homelessness for generations to come. It serves women-led families who need more time and support than shelters can provide, but who do not qualify for other programs. It breaks the cycle of poverty for two generations by providing mothers and children with a safe, stable home and highly-individualized supportive services needed to move to healthy, independent lives.

For more info: https://saintlouisehouse.org/ 

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Trinity Child Development Center

The Mission of Trinity Child Development Center is to provide quality, affordable early care and education to children within an economically and ethnically diverse community. They strive to provide stability and support to the children in their care and to their families, so that together they can truly impact future generations. TCDC purposefully focuses on the developmental levels and needs of young children. They recognize the essential connection between social, emotional, physical, cognitive, language, creative and spiritual development as parts of each individual. They honor and celebrate diversity and uniqueness of each individual, and plan for differences in abilities, interests, learning styles and experience.

For more info: https://trinitycdc.org/