Programs

  • Rust Street Ministries Support Services

    RUST STREET MINISTRIES PROVIDES FOOD, CLOTHING, FURNITURE, APPLIANCES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO THOSE IN NEED LIVING IN THE SAN ANGELO AREA. OVERALL, IN 2023 RUST STREET MINISTRIES.... * HELPED 9,348 PEOPLE, 7,275 HOUSEHOLDS AND 18,365 FAMILY MEMBERS. * DISTRIBUTED 202,256 POUNDS OF FOOD, 6,605 POUNDS OF FOOD DONATED BY THE FOOD BANK; 10,968 BED, BATH AND PERSONAL ITEMS; 57,227 ITEMS OF CLOTHING; 4,814 KITCHEN ITEMS; 435 FURNITURE ITEMS; 375 APPPLIANCES, 222 YOUTH BEDS AND $121,987 WORTH OF PURCHASED FOOD. CLOSET ON WHEELS (COW) IS A 30 FOOT TRAILER, MOBILE UNIT EQUIPPED WITH AIR CONDITIONING, BATH ROOM, SHOWER AND CLOTHES RACKS. THE COW IS TAKEN TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, CHILDREN'S FAIRS AND SIMILAR EVENTS WHERE IT IS USED TO GIVE AWAY CLOTHES. RUST STREET MINISTRIES HELPED 340 PEOPLE WITH 1,170 POUNDS OF FOOD, 90 BUS PASSES, 818 ITEMS OF CLOTHING, AND 321 BACKPACKS THROUGH ITS COW MINISTRY. ALSO, THE COW HAS BEEN TAKEN TO STAGING CENTERS FOR FIRE FIGHTERS AT LARGE RANGE FIRES TO PROVIDE THEM A COOL PLACE TO REST AND SHOWER AND TO PROVIDE CLOTHES FOR THEM.THROUGH THE BICYCLES PROGRAM, RUST STREET MINISTRIES REPAIRS DONATED BICYCLES AND IN TURN GAVE AWAY 98 REPAIRED BICYCLES TO THOSE IN NEED. ARMS OF HOPE IS A SECTION 501(C)(3) NOT-FOR-PROFIT CHRISTIAN CARE ORGANIZATION THAT ASSISTS CHILDREN AND SINGLE-MOTHER FAMILIES IN NEED. RUST STREET MINISTRIES HELPED NEW HOUSEHOLDS AND DONATED CLOTHING. ALCOHOL DRUG ABUSE COUNCIL OF THE CONCHO VALLEY (ADACCV) HAS A 6-8 WEEK PROGRAM WHERE THEY HELP PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN RECENTLY RELEASED FROM JAIL. THE PEOPLE USUALLY LEAVE JAIL WITHOUT ANY CLOTHING EXCEPT WHAT THEY HAVE ON. RUST STREET MINISTRIES PROVIDED 1,284 ITEMS OF CLOTHING AND 246 POUNDS OF FOOD.RUST STREET MINISTRIES PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES FOR THEIR CLIENTS: SAN ANGELO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVED 381 ITEMS OF CLOTHING AND 192 POUNDS OF FOOD.SHANNON HOSPITAL RECEIVED 5 ITEMS OF CLOTHING, 95 POUNDS OF FOOD AND 24 ITEMS OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER RECEIVED 64 ITEMS OF CLOTHING AND 546 POUNDS OF FOOD.THE BREAD TRAILER IS A MOBILE UNIT THAT REACHES OUT TO THOSE IN NEED THROUGH A WEEKLY BREAD DISTRIBUTION. IT IS USED TO DELIVER BREAD TO THE LAKE VIEW RECREATION CENTER EVERY WEDNESDAY. BREAD IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC IN NEED WITHOUT CHARGE. THE BREAD TRAILER WAS NOT ACTIVE IN 2023.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $590.1K