In This episode of Meet Houston Missions and the Simmons and Fletcher Local Missions Podcast, we meet Lynda Dierker, the Executive Director of Cy-Hope. Cy-Hope serves as a catalyst to bring needs and solutions together for at-risk children.  Services provided include:

• Providing food to underprivileged children in the Cy-Fair area.
• Operating after-school centers (Hope Centers) in low-income areas.
• Offering counseling and play therapy to all children, individuals, and families at Cy-Hope Counseling.
• Helping underprivileged high school students succeed by assisting with Dual Credit, Advanced Placement, and Certification fees.
• Giving underserved children an opportunity to experience summer fun at Camp Lemonade.
• Encouraging students through the magic of music by offering band camp, sponsoring a 5th-grade choral festival, and providing private instruction to underserved students.
• Providing baseball instruction in a family-friendly, positive environment through Dierker’s Champs.
• Providing skills for life in select secondary schools through the Ambassadors of Compassion mentoring program.

Volunteer Opportunities & Donations

Cy-Hope operates several mission-oriented services to serve the local community. These include:

Hope Chest Resale Market is located at 12015 Barker Cypress Road.  (Contact Amy Vern, amy.vern@cy-hope.org) and Hope Chest Katy located at 6545 Stockdick School Rd Katy 77449. (Contact Anne.carruba@cy-hope.org.)  The Hope Chest needs groups to help with projects at the resale market and individuals to help on a consistent basis.

Backpack Feeding Program (Contact: essence.martin@cy-hope.org.) This program requires volunteers to help with loading vehicles or driving food donations to CFISD schools on a weekly basis during the day during the school year.

The Hope Centers (Contact: genna.peard@cy-hope.org.) Hope Centers are located at Longhorn Mobile Home Community, Trails of Windfern Apartments, Pointe at Steeplechase Apartments, and The Enclave at Copperfield. A new Hope Center is planned for the Waller area soon. The Hope Centers provide after-school activities and are open from 4:30-6:30 PM on weeknights. Volunteers are needed to assist and/or teach crafts

Fundraisers

Cy-Hope holds four main annual fundraisers to raise financial support for their mission.  These include:

• The Cy-Hope Clay Shoot at Westside Sporting Grounds in April.
• Cypress Market @ Cy-Hope in April.
• Larry Dierker Celebrity Golf Shootout at Blackhorse Golf Course in November.
• Gala & Auction in November.

In December, they have a Christmas Tree Lighting event to bring the community together which has lots of fun things for the family from cookie decorating to a visit from Santa himself.

Cy-Hope is located at 12715-Telge Rd., Cypress, TX 77429.  To inquire about volunteer opportunities or obtain more information, please call 713-466-HOPE or visit: https://www.cy-hope.org/.

Meet Houston Missions is presented by Simmons and Fletcher, P.C., Injury & Accident Lawyers.  Host Paul H. Cannon is a partner at the firm.