Community Engagement
The work done through Community Engagement serves people in need. Alongside community leaders, local churches, businesses, and volunteers, Convoy provides training and resources to care for those who need hope.
Doing good.
17.9M+
Pounds of Resources Distributed
1.2M+
People Served
1,700+
Community Events Held Since 1994
What We Do
The needs in neighborhoods are real.
So are the solutions.
Poverty and hunger have gained a devastating edge in urban neighborhoods and rural communities alike. Through Community Engagement, Convoy resources, empowers, and partners with local leaders and churches through training, mentoring, and coaching. Convoy believes that increased presence and partnership will help strengthen and enrich entire cities, towns, and neighborhoods.
I am not the same person as I was before this event. Today changed me.
The need …
Statistics
The poverty line varies with how many people are in a household.
- • Single-person household: $14,580
- • Two-person household: $19,720
- • Three-person household: $24,860
- • Four-person household: $30,000
As of 2021, nearly 40 million people were living in poverty in the United States.
In 2021, 13.5 million American households experienced food insecurity.
Hope in every community.
Approach
With the help of local partnerships and loyal volunteers, Convoy of Hope Community Events are bringing communities together.
Community Events
The needs in neighborhoods are real, but so are the solutions. Guided by Convoy’s Guest of Honor principle, attendees of a Community Event receive groceries, health services, haircuts, family portraits, career services, shoes, and much more — all at no charge.
• All event goods and services are free
• All are welcome regardless of race, gender, economic status, etc.
• No ID is required
• Groceries
• Shoes
• Haircuts
• Career services
• Veterans services
• Medical services
• Family portraits
• Kids Zone
Volunteer Crew
Convoy’s Volunteer Crew consists of thousands of kind people with a desire to give back. Whether it’s a Hope Crew event packing groceries or a Field Team serving a community in another country, Convoy of Hope welcomes individuals and groups from all walks of life to come together, lend a hand, and make a difference in the lives of people in need.
• Hope Crew
• Volunteer driver
• Kit building
Partner Resourcing
Hunger and poverty aren’t problems that can be solved alone. Convoy of Hope forms partnerships with like-minded organizations to create a network of kindness that can reach into the farthest corners of society to reach those who need hope the most. We resource food pantries, school backpack programs, summer feeding programs, and weekly food distributions while also helping local leadership more effectively discover and implement solutions.
Field Teams
Field Teams exist to connect partners with opportunities to serve people through Convoy of Hope. Field Teams consist of groups of people from churches, universities, other organizations, or even a group of friends. Field Teams only serve in places where we are invited by local leaders and on projects marked by mutual design, which might include the following.
• Building kitchens at schools or feeding centers
• Building greenhouses or tilling gardens
• Working on community betterment projects in rural America
• Building out a church-based laundry facility for refugee use
• Serving meals to children and playing with them at recess
• Mini-block parties in urban America.
• Much more
