Hope of Rock Hill

Project HOPE has been serving residents in the Rock Hill community for more than 43 years.  Founded in 1975 by church congregations coming together to serve residents who lost their jobs because of the textile mills closing, Project HOPE was Rock Hill's response to an economic reality.  Today, Project HOPE is thriving serving in an economic reality:  

52% of children in Rock Hill schools live in poverty.  

25% of our senior citizens choose to either "Stay Sick or Stay Hungry" - they can afford food or medicine on a daily basis - but not both.  

63% of families can't afford a $500 emergency:  a temporary layoff, a child sick or a traffic accident.  

In all cases, Project HOPE stands ready to serve our neighbors in need! 

Project HOPE is an entirely volunteer non-profit organization.   It takes approximately 10,000 volunteer hours each year to operate the crisis assistance programs.  We serve 30 families a day.  Individuals requesting food from Project Hope are given a full week's worth of food based upon family size and the ages of family members. Special attention is given to make sure that the a variety of food is provided based upon Project Hope's pantry. In 2018, Project HOPE help fulfill 6,928 families and 13,670 individuals requests for food assistance.

Project HOPE currently distributes 5 Tons of food weekly.