Many Helping Hands Ministry

Changing the lives of Irving Homeless, by providing basic services and safe spaces with dignity, hope, and love. 

Many Helping Hands has been serving the Irving homeless population in South Irving since June 2013.  We have not missed a Thursday night dinner, even Holiday's and during COVID. Many Helping Hands (MHH) addresses the critical needs of the homeless community in Irving, Texas, offering vital services. MHH has grown from serving weekly hot meals and clothing since June 2013 to operating the only Day Center in Irving, opened in July 2022, that delivers a broad range of services that promote dignity and self-sufficiency. MHH is the first and only nonprofit to provide weekly homeless services in Irving, including hot meals four days a week. MHH also provides clothing, hygiene, showers, laundry, haircuts, healthcare, ID assistance, and other services.  In addition, we provide transportation to/from our Day Center, Thursday night dinners, work programs, and healthcare appointments, ensuring accessibility for those who may otherwise face mobility challenges.  With over a decade of experience, MHH has forged strong relationships with the homeless community. Its holistic, compassionate approach is rooted in Christian values, emphasizing Dignity - Hope - Love.  As the number of street homeless people continues to grow, the need for MHH to expand our services is imminent. 

YTD - as of August 31st, 2026 - 50 People received their IDs and many others are in the process.   26 people have been housed through our partnerships.  We have had 269 new people attend our services this year, out of 510 total individuals. 

Our numbers continue to grow, and we are now serving an average of 80+ individuals per day, four days a week.  As the need has increased, we have expanded our services beyond meeting basic needs to provide stronger pathways toward recovery, housing, and long-term stability.

This year, we added Ultimate Recovery Support, providing counseling, recovery resources, rehabilitation referrals, life-skills development, and individualized support to help participants move toward recovery and self-sufficiency. 

Through our collaboration with Catholic Charities, individuals are enrolled in the Coordinated Access system (CAS), entered into HMIS, and provided Diversion case management.  This ensures that the people we serve are connected to the broader homeless response system and have a pathway toward permanent housing.

Through another local nonprofit partnership, we have helped 15 individuals move from homelessness into housing. Once housed, they are connected to a supportive community, wraparound services, and other resources that help them successfully transition from homelessness to long-term stability and reduce the risk of returning to homelessness. 

We are excited to have a safe, cool/warm place for our friends without homes to go.  So far this year, we have 4 individuals reunite with their families, purchasing one-way tickets so they are no longer homeless.    We have been able to help many people with needed prescriptions, Job transportation, and needed work clothing.  We are expanding the awareness of our ministry and have formed wonderful partnerships to provide resources in areas of healthcare coverage assistance, assistance with applying for disability, housing, rehabs, new clothing donations from warehouses, Job opportunities, and other Companies' support, etc. 

Limited affordable housing and the high cost of living make getting off the street extremely difficult, even with many of our people working.

It is important to note that 99% of the staff to support our programs are volunteers from the community.

We partner with:

Catholic Charities 

Parkland Hospital - Mobile unit provides doctor care

Streetside Showers

Irving Cares

Lifechange Housing

The Table

IPD - Mental Health Response Team (MHRT) 

IPD - Community Outreach/Homeless services

Kroger

Panera 

Many Helping Hands is a unified ministry of local churches and organizations. We are so grateful to organizations and volunteers who make this Ministry possible.

• Bear Creek Community Church
• Ben Washington Baptist Church
• Christ Church
• First Baptist Irving Church
• First Methodist Church
• Fundamental Baptist Church
• Gilbert Grove Masonic Lodge
• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
• Grace Pointe Church
• Hackberry Creek Church
• Heartland World Ministries
• Irving Bible Church
• Northgate United Methodist
• North Irving Baptist Church
• Plymouth Park United Methodist
• Rejoice Lutheran Church
• Spirit of Unity, A Church of Christ
• To Give A Smile