Mission
Cy-Fair Helping Hands, (CFHH), brings hope to the homeless and hungry. Since its inception in 2010, the organization has grown to include a Community Food Pantry, Homeless Street Outreach, a Day Center, Homeless Teen Initiative in the local schools, Homeless Prevention which includes a scholarship program and an emergency shelter program. Our goal is to restore individuals and families to self-sufficiency.
Ruling year
2011
Executive Director
Janet Ryan
Main address
7710 Cherry Park Dr. #T-385
Houston, TX 77095 USA
EIN
45-2820606
NTEE code
Homeless Services/Centers (P85)
Christian (X20)
Youth Development Programs (O50)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our mission is to offer help to the homeless and hungry in Cy-Fair. We have outreach teams that work with the homeless to help them find a path out of homelessness. We have a food pantry that provides food, toiletries, household, and hygiene items for the underprivileged in our area. Our homeless teen program assists high-school students identified by school counselors with school supplies, holiday gifts, and help with extracurricular expenses. Our Homeless Prevention program offers scholarships to underprivileged high school seniors and Emergency Shelter for homeless families with children under 18. Our Community Garden provides fresh produce to our pantry clients and the homeless that we serve. Our worship outreach ministry helps the homeless and indigent who otherwise would receive little spiritual guidance. We provide school supplies, Thanksgiving Meals, holiday gifts, and meals for the homeless and our pantry clients.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Food Pantry
Cy-Fair Helping Hands Food Pantry is open to anyone who has a need for food. Our pantry is open 9:30am - 12:30pm Mondays and Thursdays. We are also open the first and third Saturdays of the month from 9:30 - 12:30.
Homeless Prevention
Cy-Fair Helping Hands works to end the cycle of homelessness by working with the Cy-Fair School District. EASE counselors and Youth Services Specialists provide quick meals, snacks, school supplies, toiletries, and other daily necessities. We pay fees for dual credit courses, school clubs, and extracurricular activities. Our goal is to assist the teens tin realizing they can rise above homelessness. We provide scholarships for certificate programs and workforce programs through Lone Star College, and provide emergency shelter for families with children 18 and younger.
Homeless Outreach
Weekly outreach to the homeless in Cy-Fair allows us to get to know our clients, building relationships and offering assistance to help them find a path out of homelessness. Compassion bags of non-perishable food, toiletries, camping supplies and more are distributed on a weekly basis to the men and women living on the street, in the woods, and under bridges in the Cy-Fair area. In addition, our Homeless Day Center provides a place to shower, wash clothes, have a hot meal, enjoy a devotional, and experience some much-needed fellowship.
Thanksgiving Dinner
During the Thanksgiving Season, Cy-Fair Helping Hands partners with area churches, businesses, and individuals to prepare and distribute "Boxes of Love" to the homeless and those in need in our area. These Boxes of Love contain everything needed to provide a traditional Thanksgiving meal for families. A gift card to purchase a turkey is included in our Boxes of Love.
School Supplies
As part of our Community Outreach programs and with the help of local churches, businesses, and individuals we provide school supplies for underprivileged children within Cy-Fair Independent School District.
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
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Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsAverage number of service recipients per month
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
At-risk youth, Economically disadvantaged people, Homeless people
Related Program
Food Pantry
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of people no longer living in unsafe or substandard housing as a result of the nonprofit's efforts
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Homeless Prevention
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of youth who report less likelihood to engage in criminal activity
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adolescents, At-risk youth, Extremely poor people, Homeless people, Low-income people
Related Program
Homeless Prevention
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our goal is to identify the needs of our clients and assist them in the best way possible to transition out of their crisis situation.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We assist our clients by building relationships, partnering with other organizations, and referring our clients to appropriate services when required.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have strong working relationships with our clients and various agencies who can assist with locating housing, drug and/or alcohol rehabilitation. We work in partnership with the school district and several local churches to meet the needs of the underprivileged and the homeless.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
With the help of our partnering agencies, we have assisted over 200 individuals transition out of homelessness. We serve over 1200 families each month in our food pantry.
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Cy-Fair Helping Hands
Board of directorsas of 02/03/2023
Kevin Polivka
AmCap Mortgage
Term: 2021 - 2024
Jean Dreyer
Founder, CFHH
Term: 2022 - 2023
Kevin Polivka
AmCap Mortgage
Suzanne Gilman
Gilman Solutions Group
Stacye Anderson
Community Leader
Jean Dreyer
Founder, CFHH
Janice Jackson
Amegy Bank
Michael Smith
Spring Branch Community Health Center
Daniel Arizpe
Consultant
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Equity strategies
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- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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