Yes. As a 501(c)3, your gift is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

Yes. For example, a $5.00 monthly donation will provide about 25 meals over the course of a year. A monthly donation of $100 will provide 480 meals a year.

None. We don’t pay any salaries and all members of the board of directors are volunteers.

100%. Nothing is used for administration, salaries, fund-raising, or anything else. It all goes to direct services for the homeless.

According to CharityNavigator.org, here are some great agencies and the percentage of donations that go to direct services:

• America Red Cross —90%
• Samaritians Purse — 87%
• Doctors Without Borders — 87%
• Goodwill Industries — 86%
• United Way — 86%
• World Vision — 86%
• Hope & Freedom Ministries — 100%

Yes. However, unrestricted gifts allow us to focus on the most current needs.

No. We are independent of any religious organization. While we see the work we do as a ministry, we are not a church.

So far, we have not taken this approach. Should we ever have such an activity, we would make sure the cost was completely underwritten and does not come from your gifts.

No. We try not to duplicate services offered by other agencies. Rather, we focus on providing meals and other limited services. Then, we want to connect the homeless with other services that are available through other organizations.

We attempt to build personal relationships with the homeless but do not push the relationship. We begin slowly. After several meals, we try to get on a first name basis with them. By the time we have fed a person over the course of a few weeks, they are comfortable with our presence and are eager to spend time with us. Our goal is to make each person feel special and to brighten their day. That is one of the primary ways we help instill hope in what otherwise may feel like a hopeless existence.