Organization: MISSION METROPLEX INC
Mission: MISSION METROPLEX PROVIDES CLOTHING, FOOD, MEDICAL/DENTAL SERVICES, RENT/UTILITY AID, FURNITURE, AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING, COUNSELING AND OTHER ASSISTANCE FREE OF CHARGE TO THE NEEDY THROUGH DONATIONS AND THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS.
Activities: MISSION METROPLEX CONTINUES ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE BY MEETING THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE TAXPAYER PROVIDES AN AFTERSCHOOL TUTORING PROGRAM WITH APPROXIMATELY 3,964 STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE EACH WEEK. IN THE SPRING, AN "EASTER STORE" WAS OPENED WHERE 904 PARENTS COULD FIND EASTER GIFTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN AT NO CHARGE. THE SAME WEEK, THERE WAS AN EASTER EGG HUNT WITH ATTENDANCE OF 5,254. ON THANKSGIVING DAY, 6,000 VOLUNTEERS DELIVERED HOT MEALS AND TURKEY BASKETS TO 5,814 FAMILIES. IN 2019, 32,691 PEOPLE RECEIVED FREE GIFTS FROM THE ANNUAL "CHRISTMAS STORE," ANGEL TREE, AND ADOPT-A-FAMILY PROGRAM. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, 191,802 PEOPLE RECEIVED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF RENT OR UTILITIES, CLOTHES, FOOD, FURNITURE AT NO COST.
MISSION METROPLEX PROVIDES FREE MEDICAL CARE FIVE DAYS AND ONE EVENING PER WEEK TO THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED. PATIENTS ARE SEEN ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE BASIS. MANY COME EARLY IN THE MORNING FOR A SPOT IN LINE, AND THE WAITING ROOM IS ALWAYS FULL BEFORE OPENING TIME. THE PATIENTS ARE CARED FOR BY VOLUNTEER DOCTORS. THE MEDICAL CLINIC COORDINATES EFFORTS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY HEALTH PROVIDERS TO ARRANGE FREE PRESCRIPTIONS, FREE SPECIALIST CARE, AND IN SOME CASES, FREE SURGERIES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THE GREATEST NEED WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE.
MISSION METROPLEX PROVIDES FREE DENTAL CARE TO THE RESIDENTS OF ARLINGTON, KENNEDALE, AND MANSFIELD. THE CLINIC STAFF IS PRIMARILY VOLUNTEER DENTISTS, ASSISTANTS, AND HYGENISTS. IN 2019, 1,621 PATIENTS WERE SEEN IN 3,575 VISITS. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE DENTAL CLINIC IS TO ASSIST PATIENTS WHO HAVE FALLEN THROUGH THE CRACKS OF TRADITIONAL CARE. THEY EITHER CANNOT AFFORD DENTAL VISITS OR INSURANCE, OR DO NOT QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID, BUT AFTER VISITING THE FREE DENTAL CLINIC, THEY CAN RETURN TO WORK OR SCHOOL PAIN FREE.
NTEE category: Health Care
Secondary category: Human Services