Hope for Neighbor

Every day in Central Iowa, people face hunger, homelessness, and hopelessness. You can help 
change that — or get the help you need.
More than 750 people in Polk County will sleep without shelter tonight. You can make a difference.

More Than a Century of Hope

Since 1915, Hope Ministries has provided food, shelter, clothing, and life recovery for men, women, and children in need — offering rescue, recovery, and restoration in Des Moines.

Statistics from fiscal year 2025

What You Made Happen Last Year

0meals to people who were hungry in 2025
About Free Meals
0nights of safe shelter for men, women and children in 2025
About Out Shelters
0participants in life recovery programs, receiving tools to rebuild their lives in 2025
About Life Recovery

Neighbor Has a Story

Your support helps write the next chapter in these lives.
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My whole world started changing

Susan was on the right track. She’d gotten out of jail, gotten clean. But despite her best efforts, she struggled to find employment. And…

Meet Susan

I feel like I'm alive again

Coty will never forget the blizzard that came roaring through the Midwest around a year ago . . . because it helped change his…

Meet Coty

I was ready to go the right direction

Not so long ago, Eric was living the kind of life he’d always wanted to. He had a good job and a stable place…

Meet Eric

There's no other program like this

When 27-year-old Destiny thinks back to last Christmas, the main thing she remembers is spending the day without her kids.

Meet Destiny

It’s time to fight the good fight

Zendell’s old life was filled with drugs, broken relationships and years of homelessness.

Meet Zendell

The love was just everywhere

Kole had been drinking and using drugs for about two decades, something that started when he was a young man in the Army and…

Meet Kole

A weight was lifted off my shoulders

Vikki is no stranger to fear. She’s experienced seasons of homelessness that saw her sleeping in other people’s homes, on the streets, in her…

Meet Vikki

I had to get sober for my son

Rachelle still gets goosebumps when she remembers her rock-bottom moment.

Meet Rachelle

This isn’t just treatment—it’s life recovery

Only weeks after losing her mom, Brea—who’d struggled for years with drug addiction—was arrested and jailed.

Meet Brea

I struggled with my identity, my purpose

Mason spent years running from grief, failure, and broken relationships.

Meet Mason

I got mixed up with the wrong things

If you met 49-year-old Ben today you might find it hard to believe he was ever behind bars, discouraged and alone.

Meet Ben

Three Ways to Make a Difference

Give Monthly

Provide safe shelter and life-changing care for neighbors in need by joining Team Hope as a monthly donor.
Donate Monthly
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Volunteer

Serve meals, mentor residents, or help sort donations — your time can change lives.
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Pray & Share

Lift up our work in prayer and share stories of hope to inspire others to get involved.
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