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About Project HOPE
In Huntington Station, there exists a large population of laborers
who gather at a work site throughout the year. During Winter, there
are few opportunities for employment. This leaves the workers not
only without money but also hungry.
Project H.O.P.E. is a community ministry that began in 2005. It is
led by adult volunteers and staffed with the young people of St.
Hugh Parish in Huntington Station. Food is prepared on weekends and
hot meals are delivered to a work site serving more than 200
laborers, six days a week from September through June. Our weekday
volunteers arrive at 9:00AM (those finding work have been picked up
by then) and provide a hot, healthy meal of soup, chili, or other
nutritious foods to the men not hired. Project H.O.P.E. is a 100%
volunteer organization that does not have one paid employee.
The ministry was extended three years ago to include “Sunday
Suppers.” These delicious meals are served twice monthly to families
and individuals in the Huntington area. The suppers are prepared and
served largely by the youth of St. Hugh’s Parish. Members of the
community are invited through Parish Outreach programs, Family
Service League and other organizations that help the poor. The young
people of the Parish are involved with all aspects of these meals,
from planning right through to clean-up. The program is modeled
after the work of St. Vincent DePaul Society, which has offered
meals on Thanksgiving and Easter at St. Hugh’s for the past thirty
years. This year, we have also invited neighboring parishes to
assist us in running certain Sunday Suppers.
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