About

A Ray of Hope, Today! coordinates, connects, and creates cooperation among service resource providers in North Marion County.

We believe that coming alongside the struggling, vulnerable, and underserved to empower them on a journey to self-advocate for relief, rehabilitation, and development will transform our community.

We ensure high-level collaboration among existing service providers and initiate programming for systemic change.

Projects We Support

Our initiatives and projects are carefully examined to determine how best to implement them and provide the most help where it is most needed.

Ray of Hope Thrift Store

Ray of Hope Thrift Store

The Ray of Hope Community Thrift Store is our first major undertaking. We distribute donations where they are most needed and devote thrift store proceeds back into our community programs.

NSUSN

NSUSN

Neighbors Serving Under-Sheltered Neighbors (NSUSN) mobilizes help for our most vulnerable community members who need shelter, emergency supplies, and resources year-round.

Community Prayer Initiative

Community Prayer Initiative

The community prayer initiative brings together community members from all walks of life to pray for public and private needs within our community from health services, schools, churches, businesses, and more.

Bridge Mentoring

Bridge Mentoring

The adult and youth mentoring groups train and connect mentors to adults and youth in the community to nurture relationships and foster transformation.

What We Believe

We believe in a process:

  1. DISCUSS - Discuss the ideas brought before us. Is there a need for this? Who is currently doing this? How is this being done?
  2. DISCERN - If this is being done already, can we connect people to avoid duplicating efforts? If no one is doing this, how do we support the new endeavor? What do they need?
  3. DECIDE - Is this an endeavor that is needed? When? Do we want to come alongside and support this endeavor? Is it in line with A Ray of Hope, Today! standards?