We're SO grateful to everyone who has signed up to volunteer on Christmas or committed to providing Mission: Christmas gift bags for our shelter and life recovery guests! We now have enough bags committed for every guest staying with us this holiday season, but if you or...
Christmas used to be Tiffany’s favorite time of year. But the years have slowly chipped away at her love for the holiday. It began when she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by someone in her life when she was a child. It continued when she left home...
Here's a special way to celebrate the advent season! Check out our Reverse Advent Calendar. Set aside a food item each day during December leading up to Christmas and then on Christmas Eve, drop off your collection at Hope Ministries. We're holding a donation drop-off...
We plan to deliver thousands of meals on Christmas all around Des Moines. Plus, we provide hundreds of free meals every day. You can help provide holiday meals by donating much-needed food items! We're hosting a special holiday food donation drive on Christmas Eve—Friday, December 24—from...
We will be delivering meals around the Des Moines area on Christmas (Saturday, December 25) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. To sign up to receive a free meal, please fill out the form below or call (515) 265-4277. The deadline to sign up is...
There's a lot happening at Hope Ministries this holiday season! Here are all the dates you need to know...
Jeff is convinced if he hadn’t come to Hope Ministries earlier this year, he wouldn’t be alive today. Drug and alcohol abuse had taken their toll, an addiction that began when he tried marijuana for the first time at only eight years old. At age...
Several years ago, Mark and DeDe Shour went on a missions trip that started with a time of training in California and continued with two months spent in Samoa. They were forever changed by the hurting people they met, the great need they encountered, and...
We're so thankful to the hundreds of volunteers who help make our Thanksgiving and Christmas outreaches possible every holiday season! Because these tend to be our most popular volunteer activities, we want to give you an early heads-up as to when we'll be opening up online...
Want to get an up-close, behind-the-scenes look at the life-changing work happening at Hope Ministries thanks to your partnership? We’d love to give you a virtual tour! We’re currently offering online tours of our Hope Center for Women and Children, our Door of Faith men’s life...