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If you’re in the Des Moines area, you can reserve a free Christmas dinner to be delivered to your home! Get all the details and sign up here. Please note: Our deadline to reserve meals is Friday, December 15, but we often reach our capacity before the deadline. So please reserve your meal(s) ASAP.
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Faithfully Serving

Hope Ministries provides food, clothing, shelter and life recovery support for men, women and children in desperate need. With seven ministry centers around Des Moines, our goal is to provide rescue, recovery and restoration to change people’s lives forever.

How You Help
Make A Difference

MEALS

160,601

meals served


We serve three free meals to hundreds of hungry people each day.

SHELTER

61,427

nights of shelter


We provide free and safe shelter for men, women and children who are homeless and hurting.

LIFE RECOVERY

272

life recovery participants


Through classes, counseling, work skills training and more, our free life recovery programs offer lasting transformation.

*Statistics from calendar year 2022

Surrounded by Love

Right Where I Belong

Right Where I Belong

"Basically, I was going to die . . . or get help," Shay remembers.
Shay chose help and hope—and his life has been transformed!

After years of homelessness and hardship, Kelsey found
refuge at Hope Ministries.

What does equipping and
empowering people
actually look like?

A Solid Foundation

Right Where I Belong

Right Where I Belong

"Basically, I was going to die . . . or get help," Shay remembers.
Shay chose help and hope—and his life has been transformed!

After spending most of his adult life in prison, Steve is
finally free . . . in more ways than one!

"How successful are your
programs and services?"

"It's Never Too Late"

"It's Never Too Late

"It's Never Too Late!"

After 35 years of drug addiction, Cindy broke free . . .
and she wants everyone to know it's never too late to change!

After 35 years of drug addiction, Cindy broke free . . .
and she wants everyone to know it's never too late to change!

How do childhood adverse
experiences impact
homeless Central Iowans?

How You
Help Change Lives

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