The mission of Hill Country Community Ministries is to help people in crisis and those living in poverty reclaim their dignity and the level of self-sufficiency to which they are capable. HCCM clients are families and individuals who are financially devastated by the loss of employment, poverty, aging, disability, chronic illness and/or family crisis. While some suffer termporary and short-term financial difficulties, others are unemployable, and many are under-employed, the working poor whose capabilities despite hard work cannot produce a living wage to cover the basic costs of food, rent, utilities, transportation, clothing and health care. Each year, HCCM assists more than 2,500 families in their time of need.