Fuerza Unida gives over 100 bags of healthy groceries each month to our membership and the community as a whole. We view our connection to the Southside community as family, and family helps one another out! For more information on how to volunteer with our food distribution, or get food yourself, email or give us a call today!

Founded in 1990 at the beginning of Fuerza Unida, Threads of Justice primarily provides jobs to displaced garment workers, many of whom are elderly women. This program and the organization as a whole, emphasizes providing safe work conditions and equitable pay to all employees, not just those who do the sewing. Through Threads of Justice, Fuerza Unida offers custom clothing, alterations, and off-the-rack sales of “Hecho en Mexico” items and costurera-made pieces.

Every fourth Tuesday of each month, Fuerza Unida hosts a general meeting for our members to keep them updated on all things happening within the organization. Members get to vote on behind-the-scenes decisions within Fuerza Unida and hear from professionals in different fields on important matters such as insurance help, mental health education, healthy living, and more. Members also get first access to all of our programs as well as exclusive help with translation services, legal complexities, and more.

Fuerza Unida runs a summer-long youth program (available for ages 13-17) and (starting in 2024) will host monthly meetings designed to empower teens and young adults to take action in the fight for social, political, economic, and environmental justice. They learn valuable leadership skills and are taught to appreciate the cultural arts prevalent in Mexican-American and minority communities. This program is designed for people aged 13-24.

Fuerza Unida hosts monthly meetings to keep members and the community informed on the issues that directly (and indirectly) affect their way of life. These topics range from healthy living to diversity and even mental health advocacy. As a part of these meetings, experts in the topics are brought in to share their knowledge. These people come from many backgrounds such as lawyers, government officials, hospital staff, and other nonprofits in the area. We aim to make these valuable resources accessible to everyone in our community, not just those with formal education and english-speakers.

Our community garden serves as a space to host workshops centered on holistic health and to grow herbs, produce, and flowers to supplement our monthly food distribution. We specialize in growing plants that are rooted in cultural practices and that native to Texas. We invite our membership and the Southside community to join us for monthly garden workdays. For more information on how to volunteer with our community garden, email or give us a call today!