Blessing Bags during COVID19

Our Direct Hope Volunteers gathered for a few sessions of loading and packing bags at the BMP Warehouse thanks to their generosity and that of JACOBS. JACOBS donated hundreds of necessity items that allowed us to gift some winter gear to our friends in the Homeless Community of Houston.

The backpacks were filled with AMAZING indulgences! Thank you JACOBS for donating brand new pullovers, skull caps, gloves, Coleman thermoses, stainless steel insulated drink ware, flashlights, and water bottles.

In addition to this, our wonderful donors offered toiletries and hygiene items to compliment the other items.

We were able to serve under 200 men, women and children in Downtown Houston. All volunteers were equipped with masks and gloves and were able to stay socially distant for all involved.

Congregation Beth Yeshurun

Wow!!! The Congregation Beth Yeshurun brought it today! We had 30 volunteers who served up salmon, boudin stuffed, bacon wrapped pork, steak skewers, and fried chicken as entrees!

In addition to that, they offered up an array of delicious sides and non-perishables, and our volunteers distributed new socks, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, toothbrushes, toothpaste, body lotion, wool blankets, coats and other essentials to just south of 150 of Houston’s homeless population compliments of Cub Scout Pack 11.

We LOVE that the kids ran the show today. We have so many youth volunteers that are leaders in their communities and they LOVE volunteering for Direct HOPE because they can really experience the difference they are making in the lives of others.

Well done to all!!! Thank you to the adults who donated non-perishable and trusted us enough to engage their most precious possessions, and we want to thank all of the young adults that donated blankets, coats and toiletries to our indigent population.

If you would like to volunteer for, donate to, or partner with Direct HOPE, please pm us at @directhope.

Campbell has turned his life around.

Today was a great day. The weather was gorgeous, the 183 meals served were delicious and everyone was engaged and happy.

Our sweet friend, Campbell Haven, joined us today. You may remember Campbell from a recent story we posted. We met Campbell when he was homeless and on the receiving side of buffet line. Through a lot of hard work and the gift of a strong support system, Campbell has turned his life around and he’s giving back to his community in abundance, including volunteering with our organization.

We also enjoyed a surprise visit from a couple whose apartment we furnished yesterday. Despite having a cozy pad to hang out in, they took multiple buses to get into town simply to say thank you for turning their empty apartment into a home.

We want to thank all of our volunteers for coming out today to spread cheer and encouragement to our homeless friends. Our volunteers who come out week after week build the foundation that is required for our homeless friends to trust us and allow us to help them.

We also want to thank everyone who participated in our campaign to help Campbell obtain everything he needed to turn his house into a home. You guys never stop giving and your generosity is really appreciated.

Finally, a HUGE thank you to the Holt family who donated every last thing in their late father’s home to #directhope. We were able to furnish a 1 bedroom apartment and a 2 bedroom apartment for two of our friends who transitioned out of tents and will be spending Thanksgiving in their own homes this holiday season.

We are so blessed to have such strong community support. Thank you for all that you do. Always.