Anyone in need is invited as
Matthew’s Hope’s guest on any
Tuesday to discover hope and help.
Meals are offered once a week:
Tuesday:
Breakfast: 9:30am
Lunch: noon
Dinner To-Go: 3:50pm
in order to overcome the recurrence of this in their families. Firm
Foundation Preschool offers free, safe childcare, allowing homeless
parents to pursue education or work while avoiding the exorbitant
cost of child care services. The school teaches through a montessoristyle approach and helps to develop fine motor skills and social and
physical skills, all with a spiritual foundation.
Although not their primary purpose, Matthew’s Hope has
helped families with transitional housing since its inception. The
organization rents or owns a number of recently remodeled and
handsomely appointed homes, to provide families with the stability
and security they deserve during a time that they are working towards
the betterment of their family unit. The housing also provides the
support of community from other men, women and children trying to
move forward.
Another ongoing and amazingly successful effort is the chemicalfree garden, located at the West Orange Church of Christ. The garden
has expanded over the years, is fully irrigated, and provides consistent,
meaningful work for many of the guests. In addition to utilizing
the garden for sustenance, Matthew’s Hope also sells their produce
to members of the community at a garden-side market and at the
Winter Garden Farmers Market, and also to four local restaurants
in the Winter Garden area. They boast a fruit orchard, an expansive
vegetable garden, 400 blueberry plants, and a butterfly garden to
help in the pollination of all of the plants, and hope to have an onsite
greenhouse soon as well. When produce is available for community
members to purchase (for a donation to the organization), signs are
posted on Daniels Road and S.R. 535.
Matthew’s Hope has become a wonderful resource to our
fellow community members who are in need. Over the years,
they have helped many families and individuals to re-establish the
confidence and capability of functioning outside of the perpetuation
of homelessness. They continue to be successful through the
community’s support with funding, volunteer efforts and resources.
For more information or to lend your assistance to their efforts, please
visit www.matthewshopeministries.org or call 407.877.4673.
Basic needs are also provided on Tuesdays, from 10am - 2pm.
This includes:
Clothing (donations accepted)
Laundry services: volunteers graciously help to wash, dry and
fold guests’ laundry.
Groceries: Canned vegetables are free to anyone, and people
in emergency are never turned away without food. But the remaining food from the pantry is available to guests after they
earn points by working. (donations accepted)
Showers: To demonstrate respect toward those seeking help
and show them that they are deeply loved and valued by God,
Matthew’s Hope shower trailer offers clean and refreshing
showers, along with free clothing.
Haircuts: Thanks to professional hair stylists who come and
cut hair, guests don’t have to look homeless -- and if they look
better, they might begin to believe in themselves enough to
want to get off the streets or out of the woods.
Hygiene and toiletries (toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo)
Medical Clinic (biweekly Tuesday): a mobile medical unit
comes twice a month to serve guests with medical needs and
concerns. Another volunteer offers advice about oral healthcare, teaching guests how to care for their teeth and gums.
Benefits Assistance: MH helps guest apply for birth certificates, social security cards, Florida identification cards, cell
phones, and food stamps.
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