Nonprofit

Urban Missionaries of Our Lady of Hope


  • Mission

    Urban Missionaries of Our Lady of Hope (Urban Missionaries), a non-profit 501(c)(3) company, has been helping “the Least, the Last and the Left Out” in Worcester, MA and surrounding locales since 1979. Our programs include:

    • A thrift store structured to serve poorer families via 25,000 transactions each year.
    • Two food pantries, distributing 175,000+ pounds of food each year.
    • A Christmas program serving 750+ families encompassing 1,900+ children
    • Immigrant and refugee vocational services
    • A small Housing program
    • Numerous one-off services to help people in crisis.

    Urban Missionaries of Our Lady of Hope (Urban Missionaries), a non-profit 501(c)(3) company, has been helping “the Least, the Last and the Left Out” in Worcester, MA and surrounding locales since 1979. Our programs include:

    • A thrift store structured to serve poorer families via 25,000 transactions each year.
    • Two food pantries, distributing 175,000+ pounds of food each year.
    • A Christmas program serving 750+ families encompassing 1,900+ children
    • Immigrant and refugee vocational services
    • A small Housing program
    • Numerous one-off services to help people in crisis.

    About Us

    For 45 years Urban Missionaries of Our Lady of Hope has worked to meet the needs of poorer families, needs that fall between the gaps of other service agencies. Our food pantries service people from a wide geographical area, not just a single neighborhood. The same applies to our Christmas program. Our support to immigrants and refugees centers on low-cost assistance for naturalization, vocational training, and other practical training that eases their assimilation. We are a go-to agency for numerous and diverse crisis situations. Hence, our diverse efforts to serve "the Least, the Last, and the Left out."

    For 45 years Urban Missionaries of Our Lady of Hope has worked to meet the needs of poorer families, needs that fall between the gaps of other service agencies. Our food pantries service people from a wide geographical area, not just a single neighborhood. The same applies to our Christmas program. Our support to immigrants and refugees centers on low-cost assistance for naturalization, vocational training, and other practical training that eases their assimilation. We are a go-to agency for numerous and diverse crisis situations. Hence, our diverse efforts to serve "the Least, the Last, and the Left out."

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