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Giving HOPE to the hungry and homeless in SE Collin County.

Giving HOPE to the hungry and homeless in our community.

NOT A FOOD PANTRY, NOT A SHELTER

Hope for The Cities is a nonprofit organization that helps the hungry and homeless of SE Collin County live a healthy and sustainable lifestyle.

Become a Corporate Partner

We are committed to helping area businesses understand what they can do to break the cycle of hunger and homelessness in our community

Become a Nonprofit Partner

We’d love to partner with your organization/ministry to help provide holistic, long-term solutions for our Friends that need help in our community

Give Hope

As a nonprofit, we depend on the financial support of individuals and organizations to serve the hungry and homeless in our community. Click here to give now.

NOT A FOOD PANTRY, NOT A SHELTER

Hope for The Cities is a nonprofit organization that helps the hungry and homeless of SE Collin County live a healthy and sustainable lifestyle

Become a Corporate Partner

We are committed to helping area businesses understand what they can do to break the cycle of hunger and homelessness in our community

Become a Nonprofit Partner

We’d love to partner with your organization/ministry to help provide holistic, long-term solutions for our Friends that need help in our community

Give Hope

As a nonprofit, we depend on the financial support of individual and organizations to serve the hungry and homeless in our community. Click here to give now.

$1mm +

Assistance

900k +

Meals

4,000 +

Volunteers

15 +

Partners

INTRODUCING HOPE FOR THE CITIES

In March of 2020, as a response to COVID-19 shut downs, leaders from Wylie ISD asked The Cross Church if they could help provide meals for families with children who relied on free or reduced cost meals that would normally be provided at school.

Since March of 2020, volunteers from the church and the broader community have gathered weekly to organize, box, and hand deliver meals to area families dealing with food insecurity. The church also expanded its benevolence program to begin helping those families with financial assistance. 

In the process of getting to spend one-on-one time with hundreds of families, the team began to see an opportunity to expand from short-term benevolence to long-term, holistic support.

Today, Hope for The Cities is a registered 501c3 that provides short-term benevolence assistance and long-term coaching designed to help our Friends believe in and own their potential for a better future.

$1mm + |

900k + |

4,000 + |

15 +

Assistance

Meals

Volunteers

Partners

INTRODUCING HOPE FOR THE CITIES

In March of 2020, as a response to COVID-19 shut downs, leaders from Wylie ISD asked The Cross Church if they could help provide meals for families with children who relied on free or reduced cost meals that would normally be provided at school.

Since March of 2020, volunteers from the church and the broader community have gathered weekly to organize, box, and hand deliver meals to area families dealing with food insecurity. The church also expanded its benevolence program to begin helping those families with financial assistance. 

In the process of getting to spend one-on-one time with hundreds of families, the team began to see an opportunity to expand from short-term benevolence to long-term, holistic support.

Today, Hope for The Cities is a registered 501c3 that provides short-term benevolence assistance and long-term coaching designed to help our Friends believe in and own their potential for a better future.

MONTHLY - Cleaning, Sorting and Organizing

Location: Hope for The Cities Warehouse | The Cross Church
Day: Mondays
Time: 1:30 pm – 3 pm

WEEKLY - Inventory Food and Packing Supplies

Location: Hope for The Cities Warehouse | The Cross Church
Day: Mondays
Time: 10 am – 12 pm

WEEKLY - Meal Packing and Prep

Location: Hope for The Cities Warehouse | The Cross Church
Day: Wednesdays
Time: 11 am – 12:30 pm

WEEKLY - TBD

Location: Hope for The Cities Warehouse | The Cross Church
Day: Thursdays
Time: TBD

BECOME A VOLUNTEER

BECOME A VOLUNTEER

Inventory Food Supplies

Sorting food donations, counting inventory, and organizing food on shelves.

Address: 1310 West Brown Street, Wylie, TX
Day: Mondays
Time: 1 pm – 3 pm

Staging Tables for Food Prep and Packing

Set up tables, boxes, and supplies for Meal Prep and Packing.

Address: 1310 West Brown Street, Wylie, TX
Day: Tuesdays
Time: 12 pm – 1 pm

Meal Prep and Packing

Pack, seal, and stage food boxes for Food Box Delivery.

Address: 1310 West Brown Street, Wylie, TX
Day: Tuesdays
Time: 1 pm – 2 pm

Food Box Delivery

Hand deliver meals to food box recipient homes.

Address: 1310 West Brown Street, Wylie, TX
Day: Wednesdays
Time: 3 pm – 5:30 pm

FUNDING NEEDS

School Snack Program (September - May)

We are working with Counselors at six schools to provide daytime snacks for children facing food insecurity. We recommend a donation of $200, but a gift of any amount is appreciated.

Benevolence Support (Ongoing)

Funds received will help with rent, utilities, home and auto repairs, and food. The suggested donation is $100, but a gift of any amount will go a long way to giving our Friends the support they need.

FUNDING NEEDS

School Snack Program (Sept 2023 - May 2024)

We are working with Counselors at six schools to provide daytime snacks for children facing food insecurity. We recommend a donation of $200, but a gift of any amount is appreciated.

Benevolence Support (Oct - Dec 2023)

Funds received will help with rent, utilities, home and auto repairs, and food. The suggested donation is $100, but a gift of any amount will go a long way to giving our Friends the support they need.

We’re helping hundreds of families throughout SE Collin County