About Lake Travis Crisis Ministries

Lake Travis Crisis Ministries Food Pantry has been serving the community for over 35 years. We were founded in 1988 by volunteers from a local church. The purpose was simple: assist single mothers with food for their families. With the community’s involvement, we have grown into an ecumenical, 501 c(3) organization that helps hundreds of families living in the Lake Travis area. LTCM is a 100% volunteer organization, with no paid staff, and 100% of our donations come from the local community.

LTCM is supported by local churches, individuals, businesses, foundations, charities, schools, and civic organizations.

LTCM distributed 130,072 pounds of food, and responded to 4,169 requests for food, feeding 13,369 adults and children in 2024.

Our Mission

Lake Travis Crisis Ministries seeks to do the most good for the most people. Our primary focus is to love and honor our fellow man as Christ loved us. The foundation of the Lake Travis Crisis Ministries is based on following the example of Jesus to “love one another.” We strive:

  • To meet short-term needs by giving immediate help of food and financial assistance to those in a crisis situation.

  • To meet long-term needs by encouraging participation in education classes, support groups, job assistance, financial, and personal counseling.


LTCM is reviewed and rated by Charity Navigator, Guidestar/Candid, and Great Nonprofits. Our tax exempt status and financial filings can be found at this IRS page - our EIN is 74-2612401.

Lake Travis Crisis Ministries Board of Directors

  • BOARD TREASURER

    Deanna Allen

    BOARD TREASURER

  • Dorothy Boddeker

  • Gaytha Braun

    BOARD PRESIDENT

  • Mark Braun

  • Carol Cook

    BOARD VICE PRESIDENT

  • Bob Dilley

    HELPING HANDS MINISTRIES

  • Sue Ellen Martin

    BOARD VICE PRESIDENT

  • Paloma Rodriguez

    EMMAUS CATHOLIC CHURCH

  • Bickford Shaw

    PAST BOARD PRESIDENT

  • Mahud Smith

  • Mary Whitaker

    BOARD SECRETARY

  • Rick Zehrer

  • Julie Lawrence

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Non-Discrimination and Privacy Policy

LTCM will not discriminate against any person, including but not limited to persons in the following classes: age, national origin, race, disability, color or sex.

LTCM has a privacy/confidentiality policy which prohibits distribution of personal information we collect to any person other than the LTCM officers, directors, and partner agencies unless you give your written consent. Our internal consideration of personal data is used for eligibility determination purposes.

We always need volunteers! Want to help? Email lcrisis@att.net

All images courtesy LTCM volunteers, Tery Perry, Troy34 under licenses https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en and https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en