Items Delivered: Food, Clothing, Coats, Hats, Gloves, Shoes, Scarves, Blankets, Hygiene Items, Bus Passes, Bibles, Reading Material, Basic Medical Supplies, Bedding Supplies, Bottled Water, Vitamins, Sun Screen, Handshakes and Hugs, Friendship, etc.

Services Offered: Through our own programs, and those offered by our partner organizations, we strive to help the homeless with a wide range of benefits such as meal delivery, mental health treatment, family reuniting, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, temporary and permanent housing, employment opportunities, medical treatment, etc.

Method of Delivery: Supplies are delivered primarily through the weekly Meal Truck, handed out personally by volunteers of our foundation. Our volunteers crew and oversee the operation of the Meal Truck each week, while the Salvation Army provides the truck itself and the food supplies.

The Big Picture: The responsibility for taking food out to the homeless each week is shared among four charitable organizations in town ... the Salvation Army, the Red Cross, Project Uplift, and Hope In The Streets. While Kansas City doesn't have every night covered yet, we are working to help fill the gap so that nobody in our city has to go a day without a meal.

Advertising: We advertise our charity through the local community, our network of friends, family and work colleagues, and other channels as appropriate. We count on word of mouth to get the message out to Kansas City, so if you believe in what we are doing and how we are doing it, please help spread the word.

Validation: The foundation will direct its support only to the truly needy. Some people that appear to be homeless are, in reality, "gaming" the system and taking advantage of government programs and charitable contributions, which takes away benefits from those who really do need it. Hope In The Streets is built on a personal approach and not a mass distribution, so we feel confident that those who are truly in need will be reached through our programs.