Carolyn, a single mother struggling to make ends meet was overcome with tears when she received her family’s Christmas meal with all the trimmings at Center of Hope’s Christmas outreach event. “You just don’t know what this means to me,” stated Carolyn. “My son Robert called me last week and gave me some great news. Read More
Alex and his younger sister, Mia, lived a life far removed from the dreams they once had as children. Abandoned by their parents during their teenage years and left without guidance, school quickly fell by the wayside. Years later, they found themselves with no high school diploma, no job, no home, and seemingly no way Read More
Dennis grew up learning the value of hard work, assisting his father with drilling and dynamite work. When circumstances forced a career change, he earned a degree and entered the tech industry, installing computer networks. This career brought him financial stability and a life to be proud of—until 2006, when a cancer diagnosis changed everything. Read More
Ten years ago, Center of Hope launched an innovative program to support its mission of alleviating poverty. This program had been a dream for many years but was finally realized in 2014 when the doors opened to The Hope Chest, an upscale resale store. Over the past decade, the store has become a valuable resource Read More
“Monica” had always been a hard worker, but recently, making ends meet had become an uphill battle. With bills piling up and the cost of living rising, she knew something had to change. Determined to find a higher-paying job, she began looking through job listings. She quickly encountered a common obstacle: most of the positions Read More
“Mike” was discovered one afternoon stealing food from the Center’s outdoor freezer. Upon being approached, he immediately confessed, saying, “I’m sorry I took food from you. I am so hungry and didn’t want to resort to stealing from a grocery store.” As we talked with Mike in greater detail, we learned that he had been Read More
Marisela was shaking nervously as she pushed open the door labeled U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. She couldn’t believe this day was here. Her journey began nearly ten years ago when she came to Texas from Mexico. Marisela was married with four children, and she was about to show her family hard work pays off. Read More
Over the past year, Center of Hope has been open on Thursday evenings to help families who are working during standard business hours. Over the past few months, one of our participants, Christy, has come on Thursday evenings to get groceries. These evening hours are a huge blessing as she works full-time at a medical Read More
A race is not significant simply because of the distance traveled or the time it is completed in, but because it is finished. Heather Rodriguez has spent most of her life as a wife and a mom. After meeting and marrying her husband at a young age, she sacrificed much to help provide her family Read More
One of life’s inevitabilities is that chaos will occur. In fact, Jesus gives us a gift to help when the chaos appears —peace. This gift not only allows us as Christ followers to encounter our own chaos, but it enables us to step into the chaos with others so that they might experience Jesus in Read More
