2026-07-10T09:01:10-05:00 2025-08-31 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 77027 990 2024-09-01 760363907 Hope for Youth HOPE 7136709000 PO Box 573024 Houston TX 77257 John Starr Treasurer 7136709000 2026-07-10 1 0 Barbara Murphy P01386215 7134395739 2026-07-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z D Mark Shearer PO Box 573024 Houston TX 77257 244184 0 X www.hopeforyouth.org X 1991 TX Build and maintain long-term Christian mentoring relationships with urban youth. 4 4 6 30 0 0 240676 244184 0 0 0 0 -3404 0 237272 244184 0 0 0 0 87166 122800 0 0 47665 165841 131630 253007 254430 -15735 -10246 33891 26512 12899 15766 20992 10746 X Build and maintain long-term Christian mentoring relationships with urban youth to challenge and enable them to reach their full potential spiritually, academically, and socially. See Schedule O.We serve at-risk youth in grades 6th to 12th. Our unique focus is we seek out transient youth and proactively maintain relationships with them regardless of where they may move throughout Houston. 0 0 63193 Large Group Programs and Activities: Friday Night Live (FNL) AKA Friday Night With The Fam is our primary large group program throughout the year. Active youth are encouraged to invite their friends to join them. Usually held two Fridays per month, a typical night starts off with dinner, games, and fellowship before hearing a short devotion/message followed by smallgroup discussion about the topic. Our goal is to have a caring and inviting atmosphere where students can not only lay their worries aside, but also build relationships with adult volunteers who expose them to the gospel of Jesus Christ. See Schedule O.Our hope is that the youth get plugged into this community, form positive and lasting relationships with the other youth, keep coming back to FNL, and also get involved in our other programs. We also have a weeklong vacation bible school (JNTH) in the summer which features high energy fun and games, bible verse memorization, gospel rap artists, speakers and small group breakout time. Other weekend activities include fun social outings such as ice skating, service projects for our youth to give back to the community, educational experiences, and attending special church programs. 51586 Camps and Retreats: For many youth, our camp and retreat outings are among the highlight of their year. These activities are directly targeted and designed for students who find themselves in an urban setting and in at-risk situations. A bus load of our youth attend a Christian sports camp in Missouri for a week in the summer. We sometimes also send some of our other youth to attend camp at a Christian ranch in Texas. In the spring we have a large weekend retreat at a Christian camp in Texas. Every year students come back and share how these experiences literally changed their lives. 35843 Mentoring & Small Group Discipleship: Our small group disciple program is centered around creating deep and lasting one-on-one relationships between our most committed youth and volunteers. This program includes biblical studies on living a Christ-centered life and building Christ-centered relationships all in an effort to prepare our youth for a satisfying and successful walk with Christ. Mentors also get to know their youth well enough to help them address academic and social issues. This program uses small-group and one-on-one time to build the relationships necessary for lasting change. Mentors are volunteers and our Staff Members also work closely with many of our youth. 9693 G3 (Guys, Girls and God) is our Leadership and College and Career Prep program. We help our high schoolers with guidance on college, entrepreneurship, careers in the military and vocational jobs. 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The Executive Committee shall have the authority to act on behalf of HFY in between regular meetings of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors must validate the actions of the Executive Committee at its next regular or special meeting. Any such action not so validated will not be legally binding on HFY. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Members of the Board review and approve prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and all related material facts to the Board or Executive Committee to consider the proposed transaction or arrangement. Any director or committee member may recuse him or herself at any time from involvement in any decision or discussion in which the director or committee member believes he or she has or may have a conflict of interest, without going through the process of determining whether a conflict of interest exists. Each director and committee member shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person received a copy of the policy, has read and understands, and agreeds to comply with the policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a Two board members served as compensation committee and comparative data was considered. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Available upon request.