Blessings of Hope Blog
For ONE Night Only!
Although it may still feel like summer in some places, the time is quickly approaching for our Fall Banquet. On Thursday, September 22, 2022, at Shady Maple Banquet Center in East Earl, PA, we will host this year’s Fall Banquet–for ONE night only. Our Fall Banquet...
A Summer Day in Brooklyn NY
On Saturday, August 13th, Blessings of Hope traveled to Brooklyn, NY for an outreach in partnership with Faith Life Ministries located in the heart of Brooklyn. Faith Life Ministries is one of our partners who is passionate about reaching the people of Brooklyn for...
What You Might See
Many of us would like to volunteer for an outreach, but are not able to for various reasons. There may not be any outreaches in your area or your job makes it impossible due to the hours most outreaches are held. At Blessings of Hope, even if you can’t help...
When You Give, You Also Receive
Did you know that a large percentage of the people who receive food boxes from Blessings of Hope later become regular volunteers to be able to help others? People who are hungry and hopeless come in all sizes and colors and from all walks of life. We believe there is...
It Happens Every Week
Blessings of Hope partners every week with Akron Church of the Brethren, in Akron, Pa. They have a food outreach every Wednesday that draws people in need from the surrounding areas. At an outreach not long ago they distributed all of the 576 Hands of Hope boxes we...
Refugees Close to Home
A staff member at Blessings of Hope, shared this testimony about a recent outreach in Ephrata, PA. Bethany Slavic Church partnered with Blessings of Hope to facilitate a clothing giveaway for Ukrainian refugees. Twenty-five skids containing massive bins of donated...
Tell Us All About It
Our staff photographer spent the day at the new Ministry Selection Center and this is what she had to say: I went to the Selection Center on Wednesday around noon, and it was pretty busy. The building is really nice, it is spotlessly clean and very professional. There...
You Never Know
At Blessings of Hope we make a point to thank our volunteers regularly. We know that we could never do what we do without their faithfulness and generosity. Each year we host a Volunteer Appreciation Day to let our volunteers know just how important and valued they...
Cut ‘em. Bag ‘em. Freeze ‘em
What would you do with a truckload of strawberries that were about to spoil and be sent to the landfill? At Blessings of Hope we cut them up (composting the stems and any berries already spoiling), we bag them into manageable sizes and freeze them to be delivered...