Amistad Mission is a non-profit organization that seeks to manifest Christ’s love for the poor by helping Bolivian children and families in need. They have a la Villa orphanage in Cochabamba, Bolivia where St. Martin’s sponsors the children of Casa San Martin and their mama.
Christian Community Service Center (CCSC) assists the poor, hungry, disabled, and otherwise needy, and provides a back-to-school and Christmas program for low-income children. They also provide job training and school vision screening.
Faith in Practice seeks to improve the physical, spiritual and economic conditions of the at-risk Guatemalans by providing medical care and health-related educational programs.
The mission of Ronald McDonald-Holcombe House Charities Greater Houston is to provide a supportive home away from home for families of seriously ill children receiving medical care at area hospitals.
Houston International Seafarers Center provides a “home away from home” for seafarers visiting the Port of Houston through a ministry of presence, outreach, witness, worship and service.
Adult-sized shoeboxes are needed for the upcoming Seafarer’s Christmas Box project. If you have shoeboxes you can donate, please drop them off at the Front Reception Desk, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Give to Outreach and honor a loved one on a special occasion through The Giving Tree.
The Giving Tree is a branch of St. Martin’s Outreach Ministries, offering parishioners and the surrounding community the opportunity to honor a loved one on a special occasion through a heartfelt gift that serves others while touching hearts and changing lives.
If you need assistance, email outreach@stmartinsepiscopal.org
| Ministry | Value | Your gift will… |
| The Gathering | $20 | Provides a day of fellowship, entertainment and fun for people with memory loss. |
| Kids’ Meals | $25 | Provides lunches for hungry Houston children. |
| Sole Hope | $25 | Provides 1 pair of shoes for a child in Uganda. |
| Church in the Field | $50 | Provides dinner for the homeless attending worship service. |
| Outreach Ministries | Any | Any amount supports Outreach Ministries by donating a Giving Tree Card. |
| World Missions | Any | Any amount supports World Missions initiatives around the globe. |
Bayou City Blessings mobilizes the local community, individuals and resources to provide food on the weekends and during school breaks for Houston children who might otherwise go hungry. Their mission serves to raise awareness of childhood hunger by building community and establishing relationships with their educational partners to improve the lives of Houston children.
Child Advocates mobilizes court appointed volunteers to break the vicious cycle of child abuse. Volunteers serve as advocates for abused and neglected children through the court, child protective and educational systems; and make certain these children are living in safe, permanent homes and receiving rehabilitative services. Training is provided.
Through the annual St. Martin’s Angel Tree Project, volunteers sign up to purchase Christmas gifts for children in foster care, adoption and mental health services provided by DePelchin’s Children’s Center. St. Martin’s sponsors 250 children each year.
Sign-up required. Contact Tracee Tindol for more information.
Kids’ Meals helps to end childhood hunger by delivering free, healthy meals to the doorsteps of Greater Houston’s hungriest preschool-aged children and through collaboration providing their families with resources to help end the cycle of poverty.
Village Schools International has a dual mission: to enable those in villages who would otherwise never get to go to school to have the opportunity to get an education; and to send missionaries into villages where missionaries have never lived before to share the Gospel. We partner with people in villages in Tanzani, Malawi, Zambia, Uganda, and Kenya to help them build their own schools.
The Nehemiah Center provides a high-quality education for students while helping their families get the information and resources necessary to have stability in the home. It serves and follows children as toddlers through their college years by engaging and retaining family participation year after year, creating the opportunity to build trust and a sense of community through relationships.
Small Steps Nurturing Center provides an exemplary early childhood program to instill and foster the social, emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual growth of economically at-risk children and their families. They operate two preschools for economically at-risk children living in the Fifth Ward and Gulfton/Sharpstown communities of inner-city Houston, Texas.
Undies for Everyone provides new underwear for over 100,000 U.S. children living in poverty or crisis. With newfound confidence and self-esteem, students are ready to learn and grow.
By providing an academically rigorous Christian education, Yellowstone Academy is answering the challenge of the education crisis that faces many economically disadvantaged students in Houston’s Third Ward. Volunteer opportunities are available for at least one hour per month to help as a lunch buddy or academic tutor, assist in the early childhood chapel or library, or provide support through Scouts.
reVision works to transform the lives of at-risk and gang-affected youth by connecting them to positive adult role models, building a new community around strong, affirming peer groups, and preparing the youth for promising futures through education and jobs. reVision pairs adult mentors with youth, many of whom are incarcerated at the time mentors meet them. These volunteer mentors offer friendship and encouragement to youth during a difficult period of their lives, and commit to helping them move towards a more positive future.
Open Door Mission provides shelter, food, clothing and encouragement for homeless, addicted and disabled men. The Mission is in need of mentors for the residents in the DoorWay Recovery and Educational and Job Training Programs. An invaluable part of defeating chronic homelessness is for our men to find strong Christian mentors to help them find their way. Volunteer Orientation is the second Thursday of the month at 5306 Harrisburg, 12 p.m. Join them to learn more about the program, take a tour and enjoy lunch.
Volunteer with WorthFaith Connection as a spiritual and professional mentor. Mentors provide WorthFaith mentees ongoing support, wisdom and guidance. Role models offer professional insight and spiritual counsel to guide candidates in understanding the commitment needed to become stable and successful. A minimum time commitment is one year, connecting with the mentee twice a month. Interested in sharing your professional wisdom and supporting WorthFaith? Please email volunteers@workfaith.org.
Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services (ECHOS) asks volunteers to staff the food pantry.
Amazing Place provides a safe, spiritual and nurturing program for older adults with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s or similar dementia, while offering respite, education and support to their caregivers and families.
Minister to the homeless in downtown Houston. Serve a meal, be a prayer partner and provide praise music for the worship service. Volunteers must be age 18 and older.
We serve every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 6:30-9 p.m.
Meet in the St. Martin’s parking lot and carpool to the service.
Click here to sign up for the Dessert Ministry.
St. Martin’s Outreach has expanded its efforts to build awareness and provide education and volunteer efforts to join the fight against Human Trafficking along with many Houston area non-profit organizations.
Senior Rides and More asks volunteer drivers to help take seniors to doctors, grocery shopping or other transportation needs.
Lord of the Streets (LOTS) is a church community that welcomes, restores and rebuilds lives through relationship-focused ministries with the homeless and formerly homeless. Volunteer opportunities include Bible study and prayer team, clothing center, mail clerks and assessment.
The Mission of Yahweh is a faith-based shelter that has been empowering, enriching and restoring the lives of homeless women and children and provides outreach services to low-income communities since 1961. The Mission offers shelter and many life-changing programs focused on ending the cycle of homelessness and dependency. They also have a Resale Shop that accepts donations and provides affordable merchandise to our surrounding low-income community.
SEARCH Homeless Services works to engage, stabilize, educate, employ and house individuals and families who are homeless. SEARCH pursues a mission of providing hope, creating opportunity, and transforming lives.
The House of Tiny Treasures (HTT) provides a high-quality early childhood education for children, ages 2 to 5, who are either homeless or living in deep poverty. Our goal is to break the cycle of deep poverty and homelessness, and we know that breaking the cycle begins with the children.
The Beacon is a non-profit organization that serves the homeless community. Founded by Christ Church Cathedral, the Beacon provides essential and next-step services to restore hope and help end homelessness in Houston. Volunteers are needed to serve meals and assist in the laundry room.
Make blessed blankets to bring relief for those who need comfort.
Come join this ministry. No sewing experience is needed and there are opportunities for everyone. The group makes approximately 4,000 blankets annually for newborns or infants cared for at Ben Taub Hospital each year. This ministry is looking for volunteers to iron or sew hems, even if it is only a few times a year. Drop-ins are welcome and volunteers can take the materials home to make the blankets!
Knit for love, hope and healing.
Participants in this caring ministry knit and crochet God’s love, care and warmth into shawls that are blessed before they are donated to those in need. Beginner as well as experienced knitters and crocheters make prayer shawls, wash cloths, pocket-sized prayer shawls, baby blankets and scarves.
