Hope For Homes was created in 2009 by Gissette Cruz, Richard Dejesus, and Manuel Cruz. The idea came from witnessing the daily struggles impoverished families face to provide food for themselves and their children. Gissette wanted these families to be able to enjoy the holidays without having to worry about how much money they needed or had in order to provide a Christmas dinner and thus, Hope For Homes was created.
Each year during the holiday season we provide 40 families with a gift basket containing the following: