Hope Ministries
DESCRIPTION
CONTACT NAME
Melissa Tagg
EMAIL
[email protected]
Hope Ministries pursues a holistic approach to meeting the needs of
homeless men, women and children. They provide emergency, rescue
services and long-term life-recovery programs, meant to help individuals
and families break the cycles of homelessness, addiction, abuse and
poverty.
Their ministry centers include:
PHONE
515-265-7272
OFFICE ADDRESS
PO Box 862
Des Moines, IA 50304
TYPE OF WORK
Bethel Mission - a 110-bed emergency shelter for homeless men,
open since 1915
Door of Faith - a 102-bed long-term life-recovery center for men,
open since 1969
Hope Center for Women and Children - a 48-bed facility offering
short-term programming and long-term life-recovery for single
women and mothers with children, open since 2004
Hope Café - a community dining hall, serving three free meals
every day of the year
ENCORE Thrift Stores - thrift ministry and donation and recycling
centers, with two locations: 4640 Merle Hay Rd and 500 E Army
Post Rd
Faith Based, Meal Site, Housing
Assistance/Shelter
COUNTIES
HOW TO HELP
Individuals, families, and groups can contribute to the mission of Hope
Ministries through financial and in-kind donations, by joining the Hope
Prayer Team, and by volunteering.
Polk
Hope Ministries has volunteer opportunities for individuals, groups, and for
those who wish to prepare meals for distribution through their Meals for
Hope program.
Iowans are encouraged to contact the Hope Ministries team at 515-265-
7272 or [email protected] for more information and to become involved.
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