In This episode of Meet Houston Missions and the Simmons and Fletcher Local Missions Podcast, we meet Lynda Dierker, the Executive Director of Cy-Hope. Cy-Hope serves as a catalyst to bring needs and solutions together for at-risk children. Services provided include:
- Providing food to underprivileged children in the Cy-Fair area.
- Operating after-school centers (Hope Centers) in low-income areas.
- Offering counseling and play therapy to all children, individuals, and families at Cy-Hope Counseling.
- Helping underprivileged high school students succeed by assisting with Dual Credit, Advanced Placement, and Certification fees.
- Giving underserved children an opportunity to experience summer fun at Camp Lemonade.
- Encouraging students through the magic of music by offering band camp, sponsoring a 5th-grade choral festival, and providing private instruction to underserved students.
- Providing baseball instruction in a family-friendly, positive environment through Dierker’s Champs.
- Providing skills for life in select secondary schools through the Ambassadors of Compassion mentoring program.
Volunteer Opportunities & Donations
Cy-Hope operates several mission-oriented services to serve the local community. These include:
Hope Chest Resale Market is located at 12015 Barker Cypress Road. (Contact Amy Vern, amy.vern@cy-hope.org) and Hope Chest Katy located at 6545 Stockdick School Rd Katy 77449. (Contact Anne.carruba@cy-hope.org.) The Hope Chest needs groups to help with projects at the resale market and individuals to help consistently.
Backpack Feeding Program (Contact: essence.martin@cy-hope.org.) This program requires volunteers to help with loading vehicles or driving food donations to CFISD schools every week during the day during the school year.
The Hope Centers (Contact: genna.peard@cy-hope.org.) Hope Centers are located at Longhorn Mobile Home Community, Trails of Windfern Apartments, Pointe at Steeplechase Apartments, and The Enclave at Copperfield. A new Hope Center is planned for the Waller area soon. The Hope Centers provide after-school activities and are open from 4:30-6:30 PM on weeknights. Volunteers are needed to assist and/or teach crafts.
Dierker’s Champs (Contact dierkerschamps@cy-hope.org.) The baseball program needs coaches and umpires to help with the Spring League. They also need equipment donations.
Ambassadors of Compassion (AOC) Mentor Program (Contact Katie Kaisinger, katie.kaisinger@cy-hope.org). Cy-Hope helps to equip at-risk students via the Ambassadors of Compassion (AOC) Program. This program provides youth the opportunity to personally examine and “experience” life-ready principles in a small group discussion setting with other youth led by a Team Coach. This program takes place at the school during regular school hours.
Fundraisers
Cy-Hope holds four main annual fundraisers to raise financial support for their mission. These include:
- The Cy-Hope Clay Shoot at Westside Sporting Grounds in April.
- Cypress Market @ Cy-Hope in April.
- Larry Dierker Celebrity Golf Shootout at Blackhorse Golf Course in November.
- Gala & Auction in November.
In December, they have a Christmas Tree Lighting event to bring the community together which has lots of fun things for the family from cookie decorating to a visit from Santa himself.
Contact
Cy-Hope is located at 12715-Telge Rd., Cypress, TX 77429. To inquire about volunteer opportunities or obtain more information, please call 713-466-HOPE or visit: https://www.cy-hope.org/.
Meet Houston Missions is presented by Simmons and Fletcher, P.C. Host Paul H. Cannon is a partner at the firm.
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