Who We Are
AWARENESS | ACCESS | ADVOCACY
What We Do
​
Hope for the Cities leverages its network to deliver resources to serve those in need.
Who We Serve
​
We serve people who are experiencing food insecurity, are vocationally under-resourced, or who have no consistent source of housing.
Our Hope
​
We want our friends to feel confident in their future regardless of their current circumstances and in themselves, regardless of previous mistakes of missteps.
Our Community
​
Hope for the Cities currently serves Wylie ISD and Community ISD areas in southeast Collin County, Texas, and was honored as an Emerging Partner of the Year in Collin County from the North Texas Food Bank in 2024.
Our Story
Our Impact
Introducing Hope for the Cities
​
In March of 2020, as a response to COVID-19 shut downs, leaders from Wylie ISD asked The Cross Church if they could help provide meals for families with children who relied on free or reduced cost meals that would normally be provided at school.
Since March of 2020, volunteers from the church and the broader community have gathered weekly to organize, box, and hand deliver meals to area families dealing with food insecurity. The church also expanded its benevolence program to begin helping those families with financial assistance.
In the process of getting to spend one-on-one time with hundreds of families, the team began to see an opportunity to expand from short-term benevolence to long-term, holistic support.
Today, Hope for The Cities is a registered 501(c)(3) that provides short-term benevolence assistance and long-term coaching designed to help our Friends believe in and own their potential for a better future.
People Served through Care Services
-
$1,000,000+ in financial assistance provided since 2020.
-
300+ families served (housing, utilities, medical, transportation, job training and placements, food, budgeting, counseling) in 2024.
-
Hope for the Cities is part of an expansive network of service providers in the community. These include LifePath Systems, Agape Resources & Assistance Center, Family Promise of Collin County, CommonGood Medical, and more.
​
People Served Through Food Services
-
197,975 pounds of food in 11,298 food boxes delivered in 2024, valued at approximately $400,000.
-
1,150,000+ meals served since 2020.
-
370 children fed every week.
-
295 adults fed every week.
-
57 senior citizens fed every week.
-
31 weekly delivery routes through Wylie, Lavon, Princeton, Nevada, and Josephine every week.
-
320 Thanksgiving food boxes were provided in 2024.