Welcome to HOPE
mission statement
In the spirit of the Good Samaritan, HOPE aims to support everyone in need, particularly the Copts suffering around the world. Through the Grace of God, we strive to provide hope for the hopeless. We are striving to achieve new frontiers of service and will continue to serve till we eliminate poverty and despair among Copts.
New Projects
There are new projects available awating your generous support :
Family Clothing Nativity Project
Email List
The HOPE mailing list is now available. Please register by filling out the form here.
Please note that your tax receipt is the email notification you receive every month after the automatic payment. For this current fiscal year, you will not receive an additional receipt at the end of the year.
Major Services in 2011
As the end of year 2011 is here, we are thankful for the services, activities and projects that H.O.P.E. was blessed to participate in this year.
> Alexandria Massacre Relief Fund - $92,172 was sent to help victims and their families.
> Children's Nativity Clothing Project - H.O.P.E. provided clothing and shoes for 4,085 needy children in Egypt.
> Magagha Cases - 30 needy families in Magagha were sponsored.
> Recycling Project - used money from this project to buy 10 wedding dresses for the Wedding Dress Project.
> Container to Kenya - a container was filled with medical equipment and supplies valued at approximately $300,000 and was sent to the Coptic Mission in Kenya.
> Resurrection Dinner Project - H.O.P.E. collected $27,053 to provide dinners/food for 2,300 people in Egypt.
> Bake & Share - collected donations for the School Supply Project. $25,200 was collected in the three Houston churches and the goal for the entire school supply project was $25,000!
> School Supply Project - H.O.P.E. sent $30,000 and provided school supplies for 8,000 needy children in Egypt.
> H.O.P.E. Awareness Dinner Program - raised an awareness about H.O.P.E. to people in Houston. $11,181.00 was received during this dinner program to be applied to the Wedding Dress Project.
> Wedding Dress Project - over 30 new and used dresses have been collected so far, but the project is on hold until a guaranteed way is found to send and receive the dresses.
> Maspero Relief Fund - H.O.P.E. sent $70,000 to be used to help the victims and their families involved in the Maspero Tragedy.
> Didimous - H.O.P.E. bought urgently needed items to improve the impoverished facility with 10,000 USD.
> Family Clothing Nativity Project - the goal is to provide clothing for 6,000 needy men, women and children in Egypt (not completed).
> Multiple trucks were sent to churches for New Comers within the Diocese filled with furniture, household items, baby items, and clothing donations.
> Multiple Medical Cases helped or sponsored.
> Multiple Student Cases helped or sponsored.
> Many Needy in the U.S. and in Egypt helped or sponsored.
We thank God for providing for all these projects and services and we ask Him to continue to strengthen His service and allow it to grow. May the coming year be filled with His love, peace, happiness, and blessings for all.
Appreciation Note
HOPE thanks God for a year full of support for many who are in need and are passing through difficult times in their lives. HOPE is also thankful for your continual generous donations, prayers, and support.
"Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." Matthew 25:40
