Somebody Cares America Summit March 22-24, 2009

Our annual Somebody Cares Summit in Houston, Texas is scheduled to begin Sunday evening, March 22, and will conclude with our Turning Point Ministries banquet on Tuesday, March 24. If you have ever joined us, you know this is a time of great encouragement and...

Rebuilding Lives after IKE

January 27, 2009 – With the onset of a new year, Somebody Cares has shifted its Hurricane Ike focus from relief to long-term recovery and restoration of lives. While partner sites continue to distribute hot meals, groceries, household items, and clothing, all sites...

Somebody Cares at Christmas and Beyond

On Sunday, December 14, and Monday, December 15, Somebody Cares hosted a mini-retreat for front-line Ike relief workers at a hotel in Houston’s Galleria area. Bringing in pastors, ministry leaders, and workers from Galveston, Oak Island, Beaumont, Cleveland,...

FREDDIESVILLE THANKSGIVING REPORT

FREDDIESVILLE TX: FLOODED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN “This hurricane was the best thing that ever happened to me,” says Delia from Freddiesville, a small neighborhood just north of the causeway leading into Galveston. That statement is more than a little surprising when you...

THANKSGIVING REPORT FROM SCA

TRUE WITNESSES John never imagined he would be homeless and sleeping on the beaches of Galveston Island. Just a few years ago, he was a manager in a chemical plant just outside of Houston. A painful divorce led to illegal drug use, which then led to his arrest and the...