About Us
We are called to serve one another, regardless of culture or location.
Our Model
Utilizing valuable partnerships and long-term relationships, HOPE is able to reach people in places where culture and language might otherwise present barriers.
HOPE partners with established faith-based organizations embedded in the communities they support. These local organizations are already attuned to the needs and challenges of their communities and are best positioned to devise programs and solutions to meet those needs. HOPE selects partners that have built trust and rapport in their localities through personal relationships, dependable service, and longstanding, successful programs. Our goal is to partner with and invest in these local organizations already doing effective work, extending their reach and resources.
Our model focuses on three things:
Vetting
Vetting like-minded, trustworthy partner organizations.
Cultivating
Cultivating long-term relationships with those organizations.
Assisting
Assisting partner organizations in implementing high-quality interventions.
Vetting
Vetting like-minded, trustworthy partner organizations.
Cultivating
Cultivating long-term relationships with those organizations.
Assisting
Assisting partner organizations in implementing high-quality interventions.
Ultimately our goal is to share the love of Jesus Christ.
...let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.
...we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us.
HOPE exists to show genuine love and care to people while giving hope for a better life, both now and in the future. Through the relationships we build, we strive to share the eternal hope found in Christ.
You can help transform lives today. Will you join us?
Experience and Long-Term Relationships are Important to HOPE
With over 45 years of combined experience in nonprofit management and service, our staff and board members bring extensive knowledge, training, and relational networks to the everyday operation of HOPE.
Meet Our Board
Dr. Dearing Garner
President
Dr. Dearing Garner has 16 years of nonprofit experience including leading a global NGO based in San Antonio, TX. For the past three decades, he has enlisted and led numerous teams of volunteers in serving on dozens of overseas and domestic mission projects. Dr. Garner is a retired Baptist pastor who has previously served on the boards of universities, mission organizations, and community service organizations.
Diana Bass
Executive Director
Diana Bass has 15 years of nonprofit experience that includes management of international programs and federal and private grant contracts. Diana has taught capacity-building approaches relevant to the NGO sector and maintains a working knowledge of best practices in program management, monitoring and evaluation, and quality assurance and improvement.
Anthony Love
CPA / Treasurer
For over 20 years, Anthony Love has worked in progressive accounting and financial roles in various industries and currently works as a financial planner for a large international bank. Raised in the Appalachian Mountains, Anthony saw firsthand the catastrophic results that the swift decline of America’s manufacturing companies and economic depression had on his hometown. Through his work at HOPE, Anthony has found a way to help others improve their lives.
Michael Forbau
Board Member
Michael has 30 years’ experience in developing and operating energy infrastructure companies funded by both private equity investors and banks. He has participated in numerous short-term mission projects both domestically and internationally and has an ongoing passion for caring for people in need and providing opportunities for youth to thrive.
