Nonpro t
BY ANDREW CREELMAN
A local Hill Country nonpro t just got a big upgrade with the addition of a brand new building in the Boerne area. The full story Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries unveiled a new 8,000 square foot multipurpose building, called the Vision Center, in July. The new facility is being used for activities like youth education programs, community volunteer- ing events, training for clients and more, according to the nonpro t’s website. “The Vision Center allows us to expand our reach, strengthen partnerships, and invite more people to walk alongside us in serving families who need hope,” Agnes Hubbard, the co-founder and executive director of Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries, said in an email. The center can host training events for up to 300 volunteers and hold events for up to 600 members of the community. Additionally, the building has a new commercial kitchen, which will aid in providing a “vital hub for ministry, collaboration and community impact,” a statement from the nonpro t said. Residents can schedule tours of the new Vision Center, sign up for volunteer opportunities and more by visiting the nonpro t’s website. About the program Communications Director Debi Watson told Community Impact that a summer youth program has already been held in the new space, called the Summer Leadership Academy. The program is a seven-week, faith-based experi- ence where students learn important life skills like leadership, integrity and more, Watson said. The nonpro t provides several other outreach programs to residents in the Hill Country aside from education. They include community mobilization e orts during natural disasters, food drives, student mentorship programs and partnerships with local churches, according to the website. “Every box of food, every mentoring session, every prayer o ered here is a tangible act of love for our neighbors,” Hubbard said. A closer look While the Vision Center was partially in response to the devastating oods that struck the Hill Local nonpro t reveals new 8,000 square foot volunteer center
Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries’ new 8,000 square foot Vision Center building opened earlier this year in July.
PHOTOS COURTESY HILL COUNTRY DAILY BREAD MINISTRIES
The center has a new commercial kitchen for the community.
The Vision Center can host public food drives and volunteer training opportunities.
Country over the July 4 holiday, the nonpro t continues to provide relief kits in a ected areas. Aside from residents in Boerne and Kendall County, those in Medina, Comal, Bexar, Kerr, Bandera, Gillespie and Uvalde counties are served by Hill Country Daily Bread. In total, over 82,000 individuals in Central Texas bene t from the nonpro t’s mission annually, according to the organization’s impact statistics.
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