Another Day of Hope is coming up! Join us at 12:30 in the Darley Park Community at the William C. March Middle School football field for family fun! There will be a KidZone, Live Entertainment, free haircuts, free health, community, and housing services, a job fair, free food and groceries, and health screenings! Tons of fun and resources for the whole family!

Day of Hope
Darley Park Community
William C. March Middle School Football Field
Saturday, July 28th
12:30-4:30

For information on volunteering, donating, or attending, call 443.425.0125 or email Louise@somebodycares.be.

Join us July 25, 26, and 27th at William C. March Middle School from 12:30-4:30 for art, music, dance, and theater classes! Children grades 2 through 8 are welcome to join in the fun. If you would like to volunteer, donate, or if you need more information about this event, please email Louise@somebodycares.be.

By 1997, the Somebody Cares concept had been adopted by other communities and Somebody Cares America and International were born. The first U.S. chapter outside of Houston was organized in Tampa Bay FL, and the first international chapter was birthed in Indonesia. Today, Somebody Cares Chapters and affiliate ministries operate throughout the U.S., and internationally in such locations as Scotland, Fiji, Poland, and the Caribbean. The extensive Somebody Cares network of chapters, affiliates and relationships proved to be a critical piece during the 2005 tsunami that hit several countries in Southeast Asia, as we partnered with local Houston churches and ministries to send over $200,000 in cash and in-kind donations to the affected areas. Our long-term relationships in Indonesia opened immediate doors for Somebody Cares partners to be among the first on-ground with crisis relief in Banda Aceh, an area previously closed to Christians.

In 1994, Somebody Cares Houston was officially formed as the outreach arm of TPMI. Churches gathered city-wide for ministry to the down-and-out by providing food, material goods, and the Word of God. Gang prevention and intervention training was offered to equip volunteers to assist in public schools. Doug Stringer introduced the concept of leaders laboring together to “co-pastor the city,” and churches came together for strategic prayer initiatives, drama presentations, the distribution of 50,000 New Testaments, inner city youth camps, food distribution, prayer door-hangers, and a billboard campaign that saturated the city with the message, “Somebody Cares, Houston. For help, call 713-621-1498.”

The “Somebody Cares” concept began in Houston in 1981 when a simple business card reading, “Somebody Cares, call 24 hours a day,” was distributed by founder Doug Stringer and others as they ministered to the lost on the streets of Houston. From there, Turning Point Ministries International began with Bible studies, evangelism outreaches, and discipleship ministries. Soon, the ministry was taking mission trips, planting churches, and sending out international ministries.