Programs: Homeless Outreach & Camp Visits – We check-in with our friends living outside and provide supplies such as replacement tents, sleeping bags, food, and hygiene items.Įmergency Shelter Program - 2023 will be our 7th year operating our non-congregate Emergency Shelter Program and serving as an unofficial safety net to the shelter system serving our region, and to the hundreds of homeless neighbors who are unable to access it after hours or when beds are unavailable, and have nowhere else to turn. Geographic areas served: Hanover and Henrico counties, and the City of Richmond north of the James River Target demographics: our homeless and underserved neighbors.ĭirect beneficiaries per year: 4,796 men, women and children As of September 19th, we have served 14,487 lunches so far in 2022. In 2021, our Meal Ministry and partner churches served 16,005 lunches rain or shine at our weekly Saturday Servings events. As of September 19th, we have distributed enough food to prepare 49,440 meals so far in 2022. In 2021, our Mo Hope Pantry distributed enough canned foods, dry goods, fresh fruit & veggies, and frozen meat to prepare over 54,200 meals for Hanover County residents. As of September 19th, we have provided shelter to 219 individuals for a total of 931 motel stay nights in 2022, and our busy season is fast approaching. Had we not intervened, they would have slept outside those nights. In 2021, our emergency shelter program provided shelter for 195 men, women, and children for a total of 1,367 nights, and at a total cost of $94,937. We have helped 66 of our unsheltered neighbors end their homeless nightmare through stable housing. We have distributed 1,300+ new sleeping bags and 1,200+ new tents since 2015. Results: Since 2016, we have hosted over 400 weekly outdoor events and served over 75,000 free lunches. “Mo Hope” operates a homeless outreach and food pantry, hosts weekly community outreach luncheons with a mobile pantry and health screenings, and provides non-congregate emergency shelter to our homeless neighbors. We began as a one-man outreach in late 2014, and became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in March 2016. Moments of Hope Outreach is a ministry that serves Hanover and Henrico counties, and Richmond north of the James River. We do for “the least of these my brothers and sisters”, what society and our community wishes they could or chooses not too, and we humbly request your prayers and support. We feed the hungry, quench the thirsty, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, comfort the sick, and visit the incarcerated. We exist to give Hope to our neighbors experiencing homelessness and those living in poverty. Mission: Moments of Hope Outreach is a ministry that walks out Matthew 25:31-46 in an effort to steer our lost neighbors to Christ in what is often their darkest times.
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