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Brigid's Hope

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Address:
1117 Texas Ave
Houston, TX, 77002
United States
Number of Volunteers Serving:
20
Number of People Being Served:
20
Web Page:

Mission Statement

Brigid's Hope provides support and assistance for homeless women in transition from incarceration to self-sufficiency. This program is ideal for women who are ready to transition into independent living and need assistance with housing, coordination of resources and the development of a nurturing spiritual community.

Description

BRIGIDÂ’S HOPE is a program of Cathedral Health and Outreach Ministries (CHOM)), an umbrella non-profit corporation created by Christ Church Cathedral to operate several health social service outreach programs. BRIGIDÂ’S HOPE began in 1998 as an outreach project of BrigidÂ’s Place, a womenÂ’s ministry of Christ Church Cathedral, and from 2002 through 2007, it operated as an independent non-profit corporation. Brigid was a 5th century Celtic saint known for her wisdom, compassion, hospitality, and healing. The purpose of BRIGIDÂ’S HOPE is to provide support and assistance for homeless women in transition from incarceration to self-sufficiency, a program that tries to live out BrigidÂ’s characteristics in our own time. The program provides transitional housing, mentoring, spiritual support and coordination of resources for women recently released from prisons and jails. This is not a treatment program, but participants will have volunteer mentors who will help them connect with appropriate treatment opportunities. Each woman will have a volunteer mentor who will assist her as she establishes her new home and as she connects with the resources identified in her transition plan.

Organizational Statement of Faith

BrigidÂ’s Hope is a Christian ministry deeply committed to providing a nurturing spiritual community for women who are making the transition from prison life to self-sufficient living. Spiritual support is offered and sustained by the volunteer mentor, the weekly community meeting, and the fellowship of the church that the woman chooses to attend.

Program Type


Housing Program

Denominational Affiliation


The Episcopal Church, USA

Do you Require Formal Orientation Training?

Yes