El Buen Samaritano

Description

For almost 30 years, El Buen Samaritano has remained committed to its mission of helping Latino and other families in Central Texas lead healthy, productive and secure lives through high-quality and affordable healthcare, family literacy and emergency food assistance.

Uniquely, El Buen is a faith and community-based organization established as an outreach ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas.

History

In the late 1980s, Austin was seeing a significant change in demographics with Latinos from South America, Central America and Mexico migrating to the city. The Episcopal Diocese of Texas responded by founding El Buen Samaritano which has grown from a hidden gem that provided a few services out of a small house, to one of the largest nonprofits in Austin. Now situated on 11 acres, El Buen’s beautiful campus is situated in a South Austin neighborhood with three buildings.