The
Mission of Hope concentrates on serving people
throughout poverty stricken rural areas of Appalachia
in Southeast Kentucky and Northeast Tennessee.
To accomplish our goals of providing assistance,
the Mission of Hope seeks supplies, resources,
monetary donations and grants from individuals,
businesses, corporations, service groups and
civic organizations. The Mission of Hope then
distributes donated items and purchased materials
to areas of rural Appalachia where they are
then delivered to needy individuals and families
through the support of school resource centers
and local ministries, already established within
the communities which we serve.
The
following are counties in which the Mission
of Hope currently has outreach efforts in Tennessee:
Campbell, Claiborne, Hancock and Scott; and
in Kentucky: Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Harlan,
Knott, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley,
Perry, and Whitley.
The
Mission of Hope is a fully tax deductible non-profit
(501c3) Appalachian relief organization. It
is governed and directed by a 12 member Board
of Directors with a full time Executive Director,
Emmette Thompson, who reporting directly to
the Board, oversees the day to day operations
of the ministry and serves also as the liaison
who coordinates the efforts of hundreds of volunteers.
