Causes: Children and Youth, Education, Veterans
At the Armed Services YMCA El Paso, we are more than a nonprofit, we are a lifeline and a “Home Away From Home” for military families stationed at Fort Bliss and across the Borderland.
Every day, we meet El Paso families who carry the invisible weight of military life: the long deployments, the missed birthdays, the constant goodbyes. Behind every uniform is a spouse trying to hold it all together, a parent juggling multiple roles, and a child learning to be brave before they even understand why.
When one young mother walked through our doors after moving cross-country with her two toddlers, she whispered, “I just needed someone to talk to who understands, to feel like I wasn’t alone..” At that moment, she didn’t find a service, she found a community. That’s what your support makes possible.
For more than 100 years, Armed Services YMCA El Paso has been Strengthening Military Families through free and low-cost programs that bring comfort, stability, and connection - even when life feels uncertain.
Through Operation Hero and our After-School Program, children find safe spaces to grow, learn, and laugh. Through Operation Little Learners, parents build confidence and lifelong bonds with their children. And through our No-Cost Food Market, families facing hardship find nourishment, dignity, and hope.
Your gift does more than fund programs — it wraps military families in care and community.
It means a child whose parent is deployed has a mentor to talk to after school. It means a mother can attend a medical appointment knowing her child is safe in our care. It means a family can sit down together to share a warm meal and a moment of normalcy.
By supporting the Armed Services YMCA El Paso, you are standing beside the families who serve our nation. You are showing them that their sacrifices are seen, their strength is valued, and their community stands ready to lift them up.
Together, we can make El Paso a true Home Away From Home for those who serve.
Provide free childcare so military parents can attend vital medical appointments
Battle food insecurity affecting 1 in 4 military families
Offer financial assistance for families to travel home for the holidays
Ensure military children have toys and joy to unwrap this holiday season
Thank you for standing with us — and with those who serve. Together, we’re building a stronger, more resilient military community in El Paso.
