Armed Services YMCA El Paso
Armed Services YMCA El Paso
It is estimated that more than 25% of active-duty military families and 10% of veteran families in our area need assistance with food.
The ASYMCA El Paso’s No-Cost Food Market combats this issue in the community we serve. This program helps military families worry less about food and focus on mission readiness.
The Armed Services YMCA El Paso Food Assistance Program helps strengthen military and local families by increasing access to nutritious food and essential household support during times of financial hardship. Through our Junior Enlisted Family Center, individuals and families can access food assistance in a welcoming, dignified, and supportive environment.
Our No-Cost Food Market operates using a client-choice model, allowing families to select the groceries and household items that best meet their needs, including pantry staples, fresh produce, frozen foods, and other perishable items when available. This approach helps provide flexibility, dignity, and healthier food options for every household we serve.
In addition to the food market, Armed Services YMCA El Paso also hosts a weekly Food Pantry Drive-Thru every Wednesday beginning at 9:00 AM at the El Paso VA Health Care System. This distribution helps increase access to food assistance for veterans, military families, and community members by providing convenient drive-thru service while supplies last.
Through these programs, ASYMCA El Paso works to reduce food insecurity, ease financial stress, and ensure families throughout the El Paso community have access to the support they need.
Military families, veterans, and all El Paso community members in need of food assistance are welcome to register through our Junior Enlisted Family Center. Once enrolled, families may shop our No-Cost Food Market and choose the groceries and essentials that best fit their household’s needs, including fresh and perishable items, free of charge.
The No-Cost Food Market operates out of the Junior Enlisted Family Center, Wednesday through Friday.
Hours of Operation:
W | 12pm to 6pm
Th | 10am to 1pm
F | 10am to 4pm
Weekly VA Food Pantry Drive-Thru every Wednesday at 7:30 AM at the El Paso VA Clinic – East Parking lot. Distribution ends at 9 AM or when food runs out, whichever is earlier.
Food assistance services are available during regular operating hours listed above and are closed on all federal holidays.
Junior Enlisted Family Center
2004 Sheridan Rd
Fort Bliss, Texas 79906
Phone: (915) 263-7164, ext 107
El Paso VA Clinic – East Parking Lot
5001 N. Piedras
El Paso, TX 79930