PROGRAMS WE OFFER
COMMUNITY GARDEN
IDENTIFICATION ASSISTANCE
LIFE EMPOWERMENT
MSM’s OPID assists clients in gathering supporting documentation, completing forms and funding an official state-issued ID along with related documentation.
We empower community members to secure housing, achieve stability, and move towards sustainability. Through our workshops and collaborative partnerships, we are able to attain these goals.
The Community Garden is a natural sanctuary in our urban setting that glorifies God’s creation while providing a beautiful space for community building and healing! Volunteers and Life Empowerment Workshop participants work together in our garden year round to grow vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers.
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OPERATION ID
Having a photo ID paves the way to obtain a job, secure housing, enroll in school, vote, as well as other life stabilizing goals. MSM’s OPID assists clients in gathering supporting documentation, completing forms and funding an official state-issued ID along with related documentation.
Operation ID is appointment only for clients referred by approved agencies.
Our dedicated volunteers have provided ID assistance to the Houston community for over three decades. We can assist you in gathering the documentation, completing the forms and providing funding for your official state-issued ID so that you can focus on getting a job, securing housing, enrolling your kids in school or other life stabilizing goals.
If you do not have the required paperwork to apply, we will help you track down the secondary and supporting documents you need. We encourage you to work first with your sending agency to gather as many of these documents as possible to speed up the process.
Supporting documents could include, but are not limited to:
Birth certificate
Social security records
School records
Medical records
Voter's registration card
To receive assistance with attaining an ID, you must have a financial need, be in a case management relationship with a referring organization and have referral letter from a referring partner. A volunteer will call you to schedule an appointment.
For more information, please leave us a voicemail at (281) 833-3508 and your call will be returned on our next working day.
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life empowerment
We empower community members to secure housing, achieve stability, and move towards sustainability. Through our workshops and collaborative partnerships, we are able to attain these goals.
Getting Ahead in a Just Getting’ By World (GA) is a facilitated award-winning program to help individuals build their own personal plan to escape poverty and create personal and community sustainability. GA curriculum includes:
*The realities of conditions in your community and how they impact you
*Some of the “hidden rules” for getting ahead
*Skills that give you confidence to do what it takes to get ahead
*How to build resources and make connections at home and at work
*Ways to deal with change and create stability in your life
This 5-month program works with people who desire to make a change in their lives, are housed with at least some stable income, and are in a mentorship, case management or other relational program with a support organization. Childcare and financial assistance are provided to support the process of change.
Getting Ahead
FAMILY HOPE
Family Hope, a curriculum developed by MSM’ staff, is an extension of the GA program providing graduates with children under 18 years of age, an additional four months of support to continue work on soft skills, develop resources, and reinforce commitment and plans to change.
*The Family Hope curriculum includes:
*32 classroom hours including 4 small group coaching sessions
*Practice soft skills
*SMART goal development
aLUMNI cOMMUNITY
The MSM Alumni Program offers continued workshops and experiences for GA and Family Hope alum to develop meaningful, supportive connections with peers and volunteers. Offerings, based on the goals and interests of alumni, include financial education, soft skill development, wellness and social interactions.
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community garden
The Community Garden is a natural sanctuary in our urban setting that glorifies God’s creation while providing a beautiful space for community building and healing! Volunteers and Life Empowerment Workshop participants work together in our garden year round to grow vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers which are harvested and given to The Heights Food Pantry, an open zip code food pantry.
