There are at least 2,400 chaplains in companies throughout the United States, according to Marketplace Chaplains, an organization that supplies chaplains to businesses that are not large enough to hire one themselves. Velez tries to visit all departments at the huge processing plant regularly, becoming a familiar presence to employees who might not need his guidance and comfort today, but may tomorrow. Issues of concern might include drug and alcohol abuse or family problems such as a worker who was distracted and upset because she was estranged from her grandson. Velez visits workers in the hospital, officiates at weddings and funerals, and discusses everyday life with the workers. “It’s nice to have them around, “states one employee, who goes on to say, “It’s nice to have the spiritual help if people have a problem and need to talk about it.”