EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - A community initiative has distributed over a million meals for borderland pets since it's inception in 2025. The Borderland Rescue Fund is a project of the El Paso Community Foundation with the goal of helping families in the community facing temporary hardships feed their pets. In June 2025 the Rescue Pantry Program, a part of the Borderland Rescue Fund, was created to provide support to close to 30 area rescue groups and animal welfare partners. Eric Pearson, CEO of the El Paso Community Foundation, said the partnerships are the key to success. To help support the Borderland Rescue Fund or to learn more about it visit epcf.org/borderlandrescuefund.