One Fund El Paso Sets Up Application Help Online & In-Person

Persons affected by the August 3^rd mass shootings have until November 8, 2019, to apply for financial assistance.

One Fund El Paso and the National Compassion Fund have joined with agencies in El Paso and Ciudad Juarez to provide help for those applying for direct financial assistance online via nationalcompassionfund.org, or in person at various offices across El Paso.

Financial assistance requests will be broken down into four types of applications and must have been present at the Cielo Vista Walmart, Sam’s Club or their respective parking lots during the attack.

Death benefits
Individual physical injury for victims requiring overnight hospitalization or long-term care
Individual physical injury of victims treated at area hospitals on an emergency outpatient basis
Individuals witnessing the attack and its aftermath

One Fund El Paso is a single entity established by the City of El Paso, the El Paso Community

Foundation and the Paso del Norte Community Foundation to streamline the process of distributing donated funds to victims of the August 3 mass shooting.

The deadline to apply for financial assistance is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, November 8, 2019. Applicants must call or email ahead to set up an appointment at any of the following locations:

EL PASO

Centro San Vicente Health Center, 8061 Alameda, 915-858-2932 - Ask to speak with Outreach and Enrollment Assisters
County of El Paso General Assistance, 6314 Delta, 915-775-2726 - Contact: Maria Lopez, malopez@epcounty.com
El Paso Center for Children, 2200 N. Stevens, 915-565-8361 -Contact: Jacqueline Flores, jflores@epccinc.org
El Paso Child Guidance Center, 2701 E. Yandell, 915-562-1999, ext. 3000 - Contact: Betty Avila, bavila@epcfgc.org
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, 1500 Yandell 915-283-4706 - Contact: Linda Corchado, lindacorchado@lasamericas.org
Project BRAVO, 2000 Texas, 915-562-4100 - Email casemanagers@projectbravo.org
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc., 1331 Texas, 915-585-5115 - Contact: Gracie Martinez, gmartinez@trla.org