A Bag of Hope

12/25/2025

We wish you all a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!

12/24/2025

Here is a list of helpful resources. PLEASE reach out to someone if you have thoughts of using, su***de or need someone to talk to. You matter and you are loved!

Text HOME to 741741 to reach a live volunteer crisis counselor.
https://www.crisistextline.org/

Call 988 for crisis support https://988lifeline.org/

Know that we are praying for you and are here for you! Feel free to message us if you feel like using, need help getting sober or just need someone to talk to. You are not alone!

12/22/2025

Another opportunity to help more people! We'll be distributing an additional 17 Bags of Hope to individuals in recovery housing this week just in time for Christmas! This brings our total to 280 Bags of Hope this Christmas season which is 120 more than last Christmas! God is good! We've already received feedback from multiple recipients that have expressed their gratitude for these much needed items and resources. Thanks again to all of our supporters that made this happen!

12/20/2025

This week we were able to deliver 263 Bags of Hope to 10 different sober living homes and rehab centers! We saw firsthand just how meaningful these bags were to the people receiving them, and we even got positive feedback from several residents who shared how much it meant.

Thank you to EVERYONE who played a part in making this happen. Whether you gave your time, donated, or kept us in your prayers—every bit of support truly made a difference.

The holidays can be especially tough for many. If you or someone you know needs help getting sober or finding the right resources for recovery, please reach out. You can message us, call/text 440-745-HOPE(4673), or email [email protected]. We’ll do our best to help.

If you feel led to donate, you can visit www.abagofhope.org and tap the red “Donate” button.

Thank you again for helping make this a meaningful and impactful 2025 Christmas season. We couldn’t do it without you!

Also, God gave us another opportunity to help others, and we’re so grateful for it. We’re currently putting together more Bags of Hope to share with people experiencing homelessness. It’s truly a blessing to be able to serve our community. God is good!

A Bag of Hope is committed to providing essential items to those navigating the challenging path of recovery from addiction. We strive to alleviate the burdens often associated with this journey by supplying basic necessities such as clothing, hygiene products, and household essentials. We aim to em...

12/18/2025

Bag delivery day 3:
113 Bag's of Hope delivered
113 lives positively impacted

We have another sober house that we are able to help so Tomorrow(Friday) will be our last day for delivery of our 2025 A Bag of Hope Christmas distribution campaign!

12/18/2025

Bag delivery day 2.
88 Bags of Hope delivered.
2 men's rehabs and 2 women's rehabs.
One of the rehabs was a faith based rehab that I went to where I was saved and baptized on June 25, 2019. This is where the seed in finding Christ and salvation was planted.
One more day of delivering the bags of hope!

12/16/2025

Bag delivery day 1 of 3.
55 Bags of Hope delivered = 55 people supported!
2 Recovery houses with both men and women!

12/15/2025

Thank you to those that have donated in the recent months. If you donated and didn't hear from us, would you mind letting us know that you donated so we can properly thank you? With the new Facebook donation system we were not informed that it wouldn't show us the names of those that donated. I really would like to thank those that have supported us, unless you desire to remain anonymous. We were able to pack 263 Bags of Hope and it wouldn't have been possible without your help and the help of our volunteers and prayer warriors! That's 13 bags over our goal! We plan to deliver to the rehabs and sober houses this week. Pictures to follow!

Pictures in this post are of the items that are in each bag.

12/13/2025

The finished product! All 263 Bags of Hope!

12/13/2025

Here's some pictures of our 2025 Christmas bag assembly day! Everything went well and all bags are ready to be delivered this coming week! Thank you to our dedicated volunteers - Scott Smith, Elizabeth Mikan, Tara Brooks & Cayla!