Client-choice food support
The Ministry Center distributed 846,572 pounds of food through 19,205 family visits. Families selected healthy, culturally familiar foods instead of receiving a one-size-fits-all box.
How to access food support →Northern Hills Ministry Center · 2025 annual report
A year of walking together in joy, dignity, and purpose.
In 2025, neighbors, volunteers, staff, and partners strengthened food access, learning, health, housing stability, and belonging across northeast San Antonio. These verified figures document what that shared work made possible.
2025 community impact
Essential support connected to long-term opportunity.
Families often begin with an immediate need and then connect with education, wellness, counseling, and stability programs shaped around their goals.
846,572Pounds of food distributed
19,205Family food-support visits
1,600+Households supported monthly
$18,889.63Utility assistance
200+Counseling hours
250+Volunteer hours each week
Food, housing, and care
Meeting basic needs with dignity and choice.
Housing stability
In partnership with Bexar Economic & Community Development, 16 families received $18,889.63 in utility assistance, helping prevent service interruptions and support safe housing.
Counseling and well-being
Neighbors received more than 200 hours of professional counseling addressing emotional, spiritual, and practical needs.
Counseling and family support details →Where families began
Initial wellness pathways reflected 65% basic needs, 20% family engagement, and 15% education and skills—showing why connected support matters.
Lifelong learning
Documented completions opened new paths.
Education and workforce programs supported practical progress in school, work, language, and healthcare careers during 2025.
64Conversational ESL graduates
52High school diplomas
45Workforce development graduates
23Healthcare trade graduates
6Childcare program graduates
3Computer literacy graduates
Childcare that opens doors
A bridge for student parents.
Since opening in 2023, the Ministry Center’s free temporary childcare program has supported more than 60 families while parents pursued education and waited for state-funded childcare. The annual report records an 80% academic program completion rate among participating families.
60+ families since 2023
Safe, nurturing care reduced a major barrier for parents enrolled in school at least twelve hours per week.
80% completion rate
Participating parents completed academic programs at a high rate, including high school, workforce, and healthcare pathways.
Volunteers and partners
Community impact is shared work.
Volunteers contributed more than 250 hours every week, and 70% of volunteers served as certified United Methodist Lay Servants. Northern Hills UMC and Methodist Healthcare Ministries acted as key conveners alongside schools, churches, service organizations, and individual neighbors.
Source and reporting notes
How to read these figures.
Unless otherwise labeled, figures on this page are reported for calendar year 2025 in the Northern Hills Ministry Center 2025 Annual Report: A Year of Walking Together in Joy, Dignity & Purpose, produced February 25, 2026. Childcare figures are cumulative since the program opened in 2023. “Family food-support visits” reflects the report’s 19,205 family distributions and should not be interpreted as 19,205 unique households.
This page was prepared from the annual report so neighbors, partners, search engines, and answer services can reference the same public facts. For questions about methodology or current programs, contact the Ministry Center at 210-236-6810.