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servings of hope


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.

We are so proud of our young leaders who are dedicated to helping our homeless community members build better lives, initiating fundraising events to fund housing and living expenses for people transitioning into permanent living arrangements and getting their peers excited about community service.


Christopher Rives is a sophomore at Episcopal High School, Brock McEldowney is a sophomore at The Emery/Weiner School, Breaun M. Williams is a sophomore at Cypress Woods High School, Michaela M. Williams is a senior at Cypress Woods High School, Thalie Waters is a freshman at St. John’s School, Mickie May Levin is an eighth grader at St. John’s School and Presley Robinson is a seventh grader at Knox Junior High,.


We are so proud of our young leaders who are dedicated to helping our homeless community members build better lives, initiating fundraising events to fund housing and living expenses for people transitioning into permanent living arrangements and getting their peers excited about community service.


Our junior board is currently running a city wide toiletry drive and they’ve created several unique and exciting fundraising events for people of all ages that are coming up soon, so stay tuned!


In the meantime, if you would like to get your family or children involved with our organization, please contact us at DirectHOPE15@gmail.com.

You can also find us on Instagram and at directhope.org.

SPOILER ALERT - tear jerker!

One of our volunteers was recently asked to attend a sobriety celebration as a guest speaker at the Men’s Star of Hope.

One of our volunteers was recently asked to attend a sobriety celebration as a guest speaker at the Men’s Star of Hope and, of course, our organization was thrilled and our volunteer addressed several hundred men and supporters of the program and told them a little bit about what our organization does and the resources that we have to help anyone that would like assistance.


Within 24 hours we had numerous people reaching out to us with their stories and most of the people we spoke with were looking for assistance with their resumes and employment placement. Our hearts were so full to find people who wanted nothing more than to get employed so that they get into their own apartment and pick up where they left off before they lost their jobs. Not a single person asked for cash or a hand out. They only asked for a hand up, which we were, and are, eager to provide.

That being said, one gentleman’s story stood out to us and we’d like to share it with you. Before you read his story below, grab a box of Kleenex and really think about how you would respond if this story was coming from a single mother, because single dads have a much tougher battle.

Here is his story in his words:

I've been trying to start a restaurant for years and finally got a broker to start an offering for it. I don't handle any of the money whatsoever.


I'm in this situation because I started a security company on the West coast and invested all of my savings, then while me and my children were moving to California, I was inquired upon then arrested for an out of state warrant that I knew nothing about. I wasn't convicted but I was held without bail for 100 days for extradition. It was my first time ever in jail (for other than a traffic ticket warrant 17-years ago). I lost our security guards and contracts.

Before I went to jail, I was a single custodial father. The mother of my sweet, young daughter had postpartum depression after birth so I had to raise my daughter predominantly alone from birth, along with my sons, until this year. We are all really close. My daughter’s mother has custody of her now. I’ve lost all of my savings because I’ve set up automatic payments to be debited from my account to support my children. They come first!


My daughter can only listen to my voice on her Vtech smart watch I got for her and she pretends to talk to me. She currently shares a bedroom with her mother at her grandma's house. She's waiting on me to get back on my feet so I can come get her so that we both feel safe and have our normal, happy lives together.


It worked very hard for a very long time trying to find a job. I was hired for Amazon (again) and USPS, but for the first time in my life my background has an arrest on it and they fired me.


The good news is that I have a great job now and I’m trying to save money to get an apartment so that I can get my kids back.
The bad news is that, having lost 40 pounds, I have very few clothes that fit, so it’s difficult to present myself as a professional.

If I can just get some clothes and some support moving into a bunk house so that I can work normal working hours (the shelters require you to check in at 4 pm if you want a bed and a shower), I can do the rest on my own.


All I want is to have my children back with me.

If you would like to donate clothing or make a small donation to purchase clothing for him or to help pay for a bunk house or public transportation, you can make a donation to our PayPal account using the email address directhope15@gmail.com.

$25 will pay for a week in a bunk house $25 will also pay for a week of public transportation.

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