Mission
Mission Projects
There are over 3,000 kids in Omaha who do not have a bed to sleep in every night, many of them sleep on the floor or couch cushions if they are lucky. These kids do not get enough sleep and that has a negative impact on their energy to learn in school or participate in extracurricular activities. Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a nationwide organization that builds and delivers beds to children in need. The Omaha chapter built and delivered 1280 beds last year and are on track to deliver as many this year.
I have been volunteering at SHP for a year now, assisted and led multiple bed builds and had the amazing opportunity to deliver some of those beds. There aren’t many words to describe the fulfilling joy you feel when you get to assemble beds with the teenage kids who are receiving the beds and watch them assemble more beds for their younger siblings and see the joy they got from being a part of that process and knowing they were going to get a great night’s sleep from now on.
Fall 2026 Bedding Drive & Bed Build
All of you have an opportunity to be a part of this great joy of giving a kid a new bed because Hope church is sponsoring a 20 bed build and collecting bedding to donate to Sleep in Heavenly Peace. We are collecting twin bedding, blankets, and pillows to be delivered with these and many more beds through October 25th. On Saturday October 31 from 9am - noon, you can volunteer with the Hope team to build beds. No woodworking experience or skills required. There is a task for every age and skill level!
Project photos courtesy of Sleep in Heavenly Peace.
Hope Annual Garage Sale
Our 2026 sale proceeds were over $9,000 that will be used for our local mission programs!
Items we accept: kids and adult clothing, shoes, accessories, household items, kitchenware, toys, games, holiday decorations, garden accessories, books, light furniture (under 50 lbs), decor, etc. Please help us by ensuring items are clean before donation.
This year we are unable to accept the following items:
- Beauty products/personal care items
- Mattresses
- Heavy Furniture
- Car seats
- Baby Cribs and bottles
- Bike helmets
- Computers
- TVs
- Old running shoes – or shoes with worn soles
- Underwear and swimsuits
- Household cleaners/chemicals/paint/hazardous items
- Broken, cracked or chipped items; broken appliances
- Dirty, soiled or torn clothing or linens
- Weapons/guns/pocket knives
- Magazines/flyers/catalogues
- Illegal Goods
- Medications
Please invite friends, neighbors and co-workers to donate and shop!
School Supply Collection
Hope collects school supplies for Neihardt, Sandoz, Norris, and Cody Elementary Schools in Millard and Franklin Elementary School in North Omaha, now through August 9, 2026. All of these schools have very large populations of children who qualify for free and reduced price lunches. Supplies can be left in the donation barrel in the lobby.
Here are the most critical needs:
- Large Box of Kleenex
- Hand Sanitizer w/ pump
- Anti-bacterial disinfectant wipes
- Box of 24 Crayola Crayons
- Glue Sticks
- Spiral Notebook (70-page, wide rule)
- Water Bottles
- #2 Yellow Pencils
Other Items
• Large Zipper Back Pack
• Lysol Wipes
• Box of Ziploc Sandwich Bags
• Box of Ziploc Snack Size Bags
• Box of Ziploc Gallon Bags
• Highlighters
• Plastic Pencil Box 5” x 8”
• Package of 12 Crayola Colored Pencils
• Box of Crayola Thin Markers
• Box of Crayola Thick Markers
• Red Checking Pen
• Pencil Bag
• Large pink erasers
• Scotch Tape
• Wired headphones for IPad work
• Elmer’s White Glue
• Multi-colored Highlighters
• Dry Erase Markers
• Crayola 8 count Watercolor Paint Set
• 7 Pocket Accordion File
• 2-Pocket Folder 2/metal brads
• 2-Pocket Folder with horizontal pockets
• Mead Primary Journal
• Composition notebook, not spiral bound
• Package of loose-leaf paper
• Small Pencil Sharpener
Our Pantry of Hope is open to all in our community who may be facing food insecurity. Each Monday from 9 am to 12 pm anyone can come to receive items free of charge from our pantry.
If you wish to donate items to the pantry, see below for the items we like to keep stocked. But we will take any non-perishable food items (please no glass).
Canned Vegetables
Rice Packets (such as Knorr)
Noodle Packets (such as Knorr)
Canned Meat (no pork products)
Canned Fruit
Boxed Macaroni and Cheese
Rice (1 or 2 pound packages)
Muffin Mix (just add water type)
Pancake Mix (just add water type)
Syrup
Peanut Butter & Jelly
Instant Potatoes
Instant Oatmeal
Granola Bars
Pasta
Pasta Sauce
Each month we package weekend lunches for 60 students at Neihardt Elementary. Please click below to see the list of needed items if you would like to help by providing food. Please keep in mind that we need very specific items for this program to make sure they fit in the bags and that they are usable for the kids who receive them.
