Evelyn Mourey Center
1400 North Imperial Ave., Apt. 141
Posada Del Sol Apartments
El Centro, CA 92243
(760) 352-1039 • sisterevelyn@yahoo.com
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Sister Evelyn Mourey Center is to enhance the welfare of those who live in poverty in the Imperial Valley Community, making every effort to enhance their living conditions by providing food, clothing, social services and skills to prepare them to obtain better jobs.
OUR VISION
To serve our community, especially families experiencing poverty or unjust situations. To enhance respect and dignity for all.
To promote excellence in service.
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Our commitment calls us to stand in solidarity with the poor and oppressed and to respond to their needs. It also commits us to foster justice and take a prophetic and non-institutional stance in church and society. These are embodied in the Mission Statement of the Sister Evelyn Mourey Center.
The Sister Evelyn Mourey Center provides the following services to persons regardless of race, color, or creed:
• USDA commodities & emergency food provide assistance to families through EFSP/REAP
• Citizenship Class
• ESL Classes
• Computer Classes
• Healthy Families Insurance Program
• Cake Decorating Classes
• Senior Citizens Activities
• ALANON
If the Center cannot provide assistance, the families are referred to other agencies in the Imperial Valley such as, housing, child support, medical benefits, translation of documents, spousal and child abuse, and legal assistance.
We work in solidarity with:
• Campesinos Unidos
• United Way
• CRLA
• Housing Authority
• Neighborhood House
• Center for Family Solutions
• And other social agencies in the Imperial Valley
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HELPING FAMILIES
Volunteers of America provides toys and presents to families at Christmas.
Each year, more than 150 families register for the VOA Christmas at the Sister Evelyn Mourey Center.
RESOURCES FOR THOSE IN NEED
Families at the Sister Evelyn Mourey Center arrive to pick up the USDA commodities. The Center distributes commodities to approximately 500 families every month.
HELPING HANDS
At the Sister Evelyn Mourey Center, ABATE Local #38 unloads more than 160 turkeys for families at Thanksgiving.
INSURANCE ASSISTANCE
The staff of the Sister Evelyn Mourey Center takes the certification course from Healthy Families to help families with low cost insurance for children under 19 years old.
Healthy Families Children Insurance is provided by the State of California. There is no cost for families to receive help in filling out Healthy Family applications. Families can make an appointment for this service by calling the Center at (760) 352-1039 or by stopping at the office without an appointment.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
English as a Second Language classes (ESL), citizenship classes, computer classes and cake-decorating classes are provided to men and women to help prepare them to obtain better jobs.
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