I'm not homeless but I knew someone that was and if anybody looking for a place to get a home…read morecooked meal this is the place and this is for the needed not the greedy so please if your not in need or homeless don't go cause you would be taking out of people mouths who doesn't have it like that

My husband and I who are homless like what thiss place has to offer the homless people we all…read moreappreciate what they help with. We are ddisapOiNted that they don't crack down harder on Theft. They utalize the cityy cops; but they fail to have the cops to issue tickets for offenderrs if theft. My husband and I did bring the matter up to a worker there aabout our charging sstaatuon being stolen n and our Zte tabLet stolen out oof our back pack while duriing lunch. They hAve security cameras in place but why have them or the cops if they are not gonna help those that nneed order and from this kind of crime from occurring?? Thanks for reading.......

I am a volunteer for Sunday's community meal. This is an outstanding charity that assists many…read morehomeless people. I highly recommend Helping Hands for people looking for volunteer roles.

When I was going through some things in life recently within the last two years, the people at…read morehelping hands were absolutely amazing. The work that they do for the community is just it's they're just great people. They go above and beyond to help especially the homeless and anybody in need it's just I mean I get overwhelmed with emotion just thinking about how much I appreciate what they did for me. If you ever need any help I would definitely call them and get the help that you need because they will do everything they can to help you. I promise you they're true Christians and they follow the teachings of Jesus. There's nothing fake about anybody up and they make you feel welcome they make you feel like you're seen heard and cared about. They go out of their way to make sure that you know that there are people out there that you care about you and you're going through something in life.

This organization should be ashamed of their selves! My family is not from Houston but a situation…read morehappened with one of my very close relatives that currently lives there. It took me days to encourage this family member to use her local resources to get some help with a situation that happened to her. She even had a terrible suicidal episode that morning because of her PTSD from what happened to her. She finally took my advice and contacted this organization 24/7 hotline. She was laughed at on the phone and was discouraged from reporting her incident. The night shift "supervisor" scheduled her an appointment with a counselor on November 10th to receive some help. That's 10 days later from the date of the phone call. Is that protocol? Is that how you are taught to assist your community members? I decided to call the hotline to speak with a supervisor, but I was met with the same lady. She refused to even provide her name to me so I can properly report her conduct on the phone. I'm not having to stay up tonight to sooth my relative from her experience and encourage to still report her incident. I hope no one has this experience and I hope this organization is shut down for a lack of knowledge and care for their community members. One word, DISGUSTING.

After working as a sub at the holly hall safe house and bringing classroom supplies, gifts and…read moreclothing donations, I saw the need and the benefit that community donations bring to the population served specifically at this location. After my assignment, I was told to bring the car load full of quality donations of children's books and clothing collected from homes in Bellaire (very affluent community in Houston). So I did. Or at least tried to. I walked into the main offices on Waugh and tho I was standing right at the reception window, 18" from some woman sorting mail, I was never acknowledged and it wasn't until another woman came in who was then helped before me, was I told in a dismissively contentious way that only new stuff was accepted. I wasn't asked if my stuff was new, despite 4 full boxes being exactly that, so I took the stuff to The Cottage Shop that serves The Women's Home instead. In addition, my mother tried to partner her non-profit Daughter's of the British Empire with this organization and attempted on 6 different occasions via phone email and letters to offer this group a lump sum cash distribution from their annual fundraisers which would have been over $5,000 but never once received any follow up. As a teacher in Houston ISDvery familiar with the social services offered to my students, I will never again attempt to work with or help this organization for its totally offensive treatment of me and it's disregard of cash donors.

We were helped as soon as we arrived with assistance getting our donations out of the car! We made…read moresure everything was laundries and hung on wire hangers and sorted by size

making donations....always pay it forward. .. god is simply amazing and a huge blessing to my…read morefamily. . Wish I could do more but hey every little bit helps someone. Cleaned out my girls and my closet.. why let these items sit up when someone can use them

Nice new facilities. They have a cold area where produce and meats are kept. Even saw a Tomahawk…read moresteak. Boy somebody eating good tonight.

I served community service hours at the Food Bank. They welcomed me and appreciated my help…read more Everyone treated me with respect (I didn't expect to be treated so well). I HIGHLY RECOMMEND volunteering here. It was not difficult or hard work. I was given simple tasks like sweeping and crushing cardboard. It was a good experience. Thank you for the opportunity to share my feedback. It's difficult to find a place to serve. I was glad I went there.

100% care and shelter for homeless and disabled elderly residents who need assistance to survive…read moreand thrive without a home

Why would this dump still be running? There are better options! An ice pick in the temple would…read morebe better. This place is nothing but a low class dump with stong attempts at painting itself as legitimate to pan handle funds.

I have a Masters degree in Library Science and volunteered @ BGC in the library once a week for…read moreabout 7 years. Most importantly it was not helping residents find books, but taking the time to visit with them. The residents were offered support in so many ways: committed administrators, caring cottage parents, tutoring, counseling, help in applying for colleges or directly entering the work force. Because BGC choses not take any government funding, residents can live there past age 18. Recently, I met with 1 of the administrators who told me about their newest program. It allows a single mother with up to 3 kids to live there 18 months and receive an array of support that will tremendously benefit her and the children. Bottom line , BGC is totally vested in improving the lives of all who live there. Aileen Kirkham

I was so impressed by the young lady who seems to have established an amazing life with the help of…read morethis amazing organization. Thank god for folks like this that can help the young children that need the help that their parents cannot or will not give. God bless y'all.

We had a great time volunteering at the food bank. We worked the assembly line and helped put…read moretogether senior boxes. It's was a great experience. I enjoyed working with and meeting new people and it just felt great to give back! Highly recommend!

I remember volunteering at the food bank maybe 20 years ago and back then they were throwing out…read moreall the donations that were considered junk food like twinkies, ding dongs, etc. It kinda pissed me off because they were perfectly packaged donations. Asked if I could take some home rather than throw them away and they said no. Really wanted to dumpster dive later. But fast forward like 20 years and here I am again volunteering. This time in their repackage center. This was not like last time when we had to sort through donations. It was all assembly line packaging care boxes. They had a ton of volunteers there from different organizations on a Saturday. We were supposed to have a free breakfast, but there was none. So that kinda sucked. But they have a food court where you can buy stuff. They also have lockers for you to store things in. You are supposed to wear long pants or knee length shorts but I saw lots of folks with shorter shorts. Also closed toe shoes are supposedly required and this means no crocs specifically. but they didn't do inspections or say anything to anyone. Also they didn't ask for the minor waiver forms at check in. I think the warehouse wasn't air conditioned. Just one gigantic ceiling fan where we were so it started getting kind of hot. Lots of kids volunteering. Lots of church groups and schools. I think 6 years and above can volunteer.