Mission
EL BUEN SAMARITANO EPISCOPAL MISSION (EL BUEN) IS ONE OF THE LARGEST LATINO-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS IN CENTRAL TEXAS AND HAS SERVED AS A TRUSTED COMMUNITY ANCHOR SINCE 1987. AS AN OUTREACH MINISTRY OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF TEXAS, EL BUEN ADVANCES HEALTH AND WELLBEING FOR LATINO AND OTHER UNDERSERVED FAMILIES BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO HEALTH, EDUCATION AND ESSENTIAL NEEDS SERVICES THAT LEAD TO HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE AND SECURE LIVES. FOR NEARLY FOUR DECADES, EL BUEN HAS RESPONDED TO THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF COMMUNITY, ADAPTING PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY. TODAY, EL BUEN SERVES MORE THAN 32,000 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY ACROSS TRAVIS COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES THROUGH AN INTEGRATED SERVICE MODEL DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF INEQUITIES WHILE CREATING PATHWAYS TO LONG-TERM STABILITY, OPPORTUNITY, AND WELLBEING.