Hope Center Houston

Hope Center Houston has grown from a local initiative into a vibrant community hub providing meals, hygiene services, spiritual support, and social service connections for Houston’s homeless population. In 2015, members of St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church became aware of the growing number of people experiencing homelessness in our area. Forming a task force, they created a 501(c)(3) corporation, found a strip center location, and began a homeless ministry. 1960 Hope Center opened its doors on August 29, 2016. The ministry quickly grew with support from more than 20 churches. Initially, hospitality was our focus, providing “Dignity Through Hospitality.” As the ministry matured, we increased our services, focusing on life development support, including life-skills classes, support groups, one-on-one mentoring, and spiritual support. “Compassion, Commitment, and Change” is our focus. More than 3,000 unique homeless individuals were served in the first three years of the Center. Several hundred made significant strides in overcoming addictions, acquiring jobs, and finding affordable housing. In August 2019, we became Hope Center Houston and acquired a new facility, allowing us to provide additional services and opportunities for supporting agencies to come alongside our mission.

Hope Center Houston is a faith-based agency offering a day center, emergency shelter, and transitional housing for individuals experiencing homelessness in northwest Houston. It is supported by local businesses, private donors, and churches. We provide essential services Monday through Friday, including breakfast and lunch, laundry, showers, clothing, medical and dental care, computer access for job searches, social services, barbers, counseling, mentoring, and faith-based programs led by various community leaders.