Serving Our Community
Delivering vital supplies such as fresh food, diapers, books, toys and hygiene items to struggling families
Listen for the Honk
Mobile Hope’s fleet, including our iconic bus, has delivered fresh food, diapers, hygiene items, books, and toys to more than 320,000 family members since March of 2020. Our homeless youth and youth in crisis pitched in, working alongside Mobile Hope staff, corporate volunteers and elected officials.
Families line up at Sterling’s Sugarland Run Elementary to receive fruit, vegetables, milk, cereal, lunch and dinner items, diapers and more each week.
Drone photo courtesy of Grace Covenant Church
Our COVID-19 Response
Providing food, diapers, clothing and prepared meals to struggling youth and their families on our bus has been our signature since 2011. In March, We heightened these services in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Our phones began ringing moments after schools closed with concerned teachers and parents.
Closing schools means kids had lost their source for lunch and breakfast—as well as their daily touchstone.
The numbers of family members served paints the picture best…20 stops a week into neighborhoods most affected by poverty, lack of transportation, job loss and limited opportunity. Since March, more than 135,000 people have benefited from our bus services.
Vulnerable families were hit hard by this crisis; and our community rallied to help us serve them.
Food donations and financial contributions to support our outreach came pouring in, Neighborhood food drives, independent and corporate financial donations, foundations, creative fundraisers, the faith community, and civic/service organizations were our lifeblood.
We literally told families to “Listen for the Honk”; we planned to honk the bus horn as we entered the neighborhood, signaling for families to come out of their apartments.
We have never had to honk. “Bessie”, as we affectionately call our 20-year-old bus with its hand-drawn graffiti, rolls up to an eager audience at each stop. There are often several hundred people waiting.
It started with non-perishable food, clothes and diapers. But families needed more healthy options, so we added a rented refrigerated truck to our fleet so we could serve fruits, vegetables and milk.
And kids needed a pick-me-up, too, so stuffed animals, coloring books, hand written and heart felt cards from caring community members and toys were added to the mix,
We are honored to serve these youth and their families. As needs evolve, we will continue to adjust to meet the need.
Follow our Journey.
