Bell Family Foundation announces partnership with Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries

Press Release:  San Antonio, TX  September 20, 2011 

The Bell Family Foundation, based out of San Antonio, is pleased to announce their partnership with Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries of Boerne, Texas. Their partnership will focus on the Stand By Me student mentoring program, which serves at-risk youth in Kendall County.  Started in 2005, Stand By Me (SBM) currently serves over 50 students.  These students, in grades K-12, meet once a week with their adult Christian mentors and focus on three central areas of growth:  academic, emotional, and spiritual. 

In addition to the mentoring program, the Bell Family Foundation is supporting the Stand By Me Summer Academy, which will be an innovative education program integrated with computer software  and life skills development targeting students in grades 7-12.  These at-risk students are frequently behind academically and socially and live in crisis because of issues they daily encounter such as poverty, broken family relationships, absent fathers, and repeated poor choices. The seven-week program is designed to accelerate the youth beyond their current grade level.  Students will also have the opportunity to interact with local government officials, hear motivational speakers, visit college campuses, and receive life skill development information.

About the Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries: Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries/SBM is committed to assisting these students because we know that their future success is dependent upon their educational progress supported by a healthy long- term mentoring relationship.  Without this opportunity these students will not reach their full God given potential.

About The Bell Family Foundation: The Bell Family Foundation, started in 2005, is run by Matt and Jessie Bell of San Antonio, Texas and has been an ardent supporter of youth projects locally, across the country and the world.  The Bell Family Foundation was started to assist children in need and has supported numerous worthy causes such as Water Well programs in west Africa in alliance with Living Water International, child medical clinics in impoverished parts of west Africa, Scholarships for students with special medical needs in San Antonio, support of children through St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, and missionary efforts to the homeless in Los Angeles.

News Release - April 9, 2009

The Alaniz Excellence in Education Foundation receives a long term gift commitment from the Bell Family Foundation

The Bell Family Foundation based out of San Antonio, Texas is proud to announce a gift in support of the Sports Complex being built on for the youth of Carrizo Springs, Texas by the Alaniz Excellence in Education Foundation.  This multi-year gift of at least $25,000 will help fund a variety of needs in the project.  Part of the commitment is going to fund the main concession stand in honor of and memory of Jesus A. Beltran.  Jesus was a long time member of the Carrizo Springs community and was well known for his love of serving food, especially his signature Bar-B-Que brisket, to his friends in the community.  Another part of the gift will fund the main scoreboard on behalf of the Bell Family Foundation.  Extra and substantial gifts are also planned and announcements will be forthcoming as the project comes along.

The Bell Family Foundation is run by Matt and Jessie Bell of San Antonio, Texas and has been a long time supporter of youth projects.  The Bell Family Foundation was started to assist children in need and has support numerous worth causes such as Water Well programs in West Africa in alliance with Living Water International, child clinics in impoverished parts of west Africa, Scholarships for students with special medical needs, support of orphans through St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, and missionary efforts to the homeless in Los Angeles.

Jessie Bell (Maiden name Jessie Beltran) is a native of Carrizo Springs having graduated from Carrizo Springs High School in 1989 and is a proud veteran of the armed forces.  Matt Bell is originally from San Diego, California and moved to Texas in 1992.

Foundation President Matt Bell stated that “We are proud to be able to help such a great cause as youth and adult sports in Carrizo Springs.  We share the long term vision of Dr. Alaniz to bring the community together through a state of the art facility that will benefit the families here in Carrizo Springs.  We look forward to the ground breaking ceremony on June 26^th at hope that all resources the city, county, and community has available is brought to bear in this worthy cause.”