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We’ll be delivering free Christmas meals around the Des Moines area on Christmas Day! To see if we’re delivering in your area and sign up to receive a meal, please click here or call (515) 265-4277.
We’re growing! Learn about our plans to serve more women and children.

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

189,738

meals served


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

SHELTER

71,187

nights of shelter


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

LIFE RECOVERY

393

life recovery participants


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

*Statistics from calendar year 2023

A Family for Christmas

A Family for Christmas

A Family for Christmas

From prison to purpose . . . four years after graduating from our
program, Ben has a life full and wonderful life!

What does equipping and
empowering people
actually look like?

Rachelle's Harvest of Blessings

A Harvest of Blessings

A Harvest of Blessings

Rachelle still gets goosebumps when she remembers the
rock-bottom moment that led her to Hope Ministries...

Rachelle still gets goosebumps when she remembers the
rock-bottom moment that led her to Hope Ministries . . .

"How successful are your
programs and services?"

From Death . . . to Life

From Death...to Life

From Death . . . to Life

Junior's addiction came dangerously close to taking his life . . .
but today, he's celebrating hard-fought sobriety and thriving faith.

Junior's addiction came close to taking his life . . .
but today, he's celebrating hard-fought sobriety.

How do childhood adverse
experiences impact
homeless Central Iowans?

How You
Help Change Lives

Volunteer this Christmas

Learn How

Free Christmas Meal Deliveries

Reserve Your Meal(s)

Join Empowering Women

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Mission: Christmas

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