Mission & Ministry

• Support Groups
  • Alcoholics Anonymous
  • Al-Anon
  • Pregnancy and Infant Loss
  • Men In Transition
  • Walking the Mourner's Path
• Local Missions
  • Changing The Present
  • Local Missions In Action
  • Movin' and Groovin'
  • Austin Bridge Builder's Alliance
  • Big Brothers/Big Sisters
  • Christmas International House
  • CROP Walk
  • Daily Bread
  • Faith in Action—West Austin
  • Foundation for the Homeless
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Manos de Cristo
  • Partners in Hope
  • Presbyterian Children's Home
  • The Samaritan Center
  • Street Youth Ministry
  • Texas Reach Out
  • Wooldridge Elementary Program
  • World Welcome
• International Missions
  • Cuba
  • Nicaragua
  • Senegal
  • Zambia
• Missions for Kids
  • Cards to the Homebound
  • VBS Missions
  • Club 56
• Missions for Teens
  • Middle School Trips
  • Summer Mission Days
• Our Missionaries
  • Nico and Pam Daams
  • Patricia Caroom
  • Terry Cole
  • Skip Crowe
  • Don Davis
  • Daniel and Karen Evans
  • Blake McDaniel
  • Bob Sleet
  • Allen and Julie Weeks
• Lay Ministries
  • Ministry Leader Toolkit
  • Spiritual Gifts Discovery Class
  • Ministry Match
• Congregational Care
  • Deacons
  • Hospital Visitation
  • Stephen Ministry
  • Prayer Shawl Ministry
  • Transportation Ministry
• Prayer Teams
  • Mission Trip Prayer Team
  • Weekly Mission Prayer Calendar
  • Missionary and Ministry Prayer Warrior
• New Covenant Fellowship

The Samaritan Center

The Samaritan Center for Counseling and Pastoral Care is a private, not-for-profit, interfaith counseling center. The Center offers faith-based mental health counseling to adults, children, individuals, couples and families of all ages in offices throughout central Texas. The Center also provides workshops, educational seminars and training opportunities for clergy, congregations, civic groups, employers and other community organizations on a variety of mental health topics. Services are provided regardless of an individual’s ability to pay. In 2007, the center provided nearly 1,506 individuals with 8,417 counseling sessions (20% of whom are Presbyterian). Approximately 15% of Presbyterian clients are from Covenant Presbyterian Church, twice as many as any other church.

When:
There are no fixed volunteer days or hours. The contact for Samaritan Counseling Center, Julia Alejandre, will work with you to tailor a volunteer experience appropriate for your available time and experience.

How can I help/participate?
You can help the center by

• helping develop relationships with Austin area congregations through information exchange regarding center services.
• helping with special events.
• seeking community representatives for board membership.
• donating goods and services for silent auctions in conjunction with the center’s special events designed to help raise money to provide counseling scholarships.

A number of volunteer opportunities may be possible for both mental health professionals and volunteers with no previous experience. Administrative help may also be a possibility. These experiences can be arranged to suit the volunteers’ interests, time and talents. Please contact Julia Alejandre (see below) for more information.

Contact:
For more information about the Samaritan Counseling Center and to arrange for participation in any volunteer activity, contact Julia Alejandre at juliamateo@yahoo.com or 989-6272.