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Welcome to another episode of the Beef! Visiting us today is Kristyn Stillwell from HTX Hope Haven. Tune in to hear the story of how she built Hope Haven with a view to empower the homeless to get off the streets and build a better life. She shares what led her to discover her gift for supporting the homeless and where it all started, why she believes in feeding ministries, and why she is committed to not making people comfortable on the street. Hope Haven aims to build relationship, plant seeds of hope, and encourage folks to want more for their lives. They do this by supporting clients through life transitions, providing housing programs, and enabling people to enter the workforce. We touch on the process of acquiring resources to sustain the business throughout the pandemic through government and church relationships, and how the program has been carefully curated to provide people with incremental freedom, before letting listeners know exactly how they can help out. Thanks for tuning in!  Key Points From This Episode: The most embarrassing music she likes to listen to: “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus, Lauren Daigles “Trust in Me”, and “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten. Kristyn’s story of growing up as a tenacious child and eventually starting a consultancy.How she wouldn’t have been able to start Hope Haven without a supportive husband.The story of how she met four other families with the same heart to help the homeless.Where it all got started: 249 on Hope, and how they got over 70 people off the street.Why she believes in feeding ministries but not to make people comfortable on the street.What they hand out with a view to building relationships, planting seeds of hope, and encouraging folks to want more for their lives.The client transition piece and future planning that Hope Haven helps people build.The housing programs and success community that Hope Haven facilitates.How they found resources through the commissioner cable office during the pandemic.What their partnerships with local churches and individual funders look like.Future plans for Hope Haven: the Back to Work program with Work Faith Commission, and the transitional living center they hope to set up, especially for families.How a transitional living center can help break the cycle of poverty and homelessness.Why the extra programs are important to empower people to work and not live for free.The progression that is worked into the program to provide incremental freedom.How you can help out: share their social media content to spread awareness, offer your business services at a discounted rate, pray for them, and donate what you have in excess. Tweetables: “In that five-year time period we had gotten over 70 people off the street, and today I can tell you, 45 of those are still off the street. And that’s when friends started saying, and pastors were like, ‘Wait a minute, what you’re doing is working!’” — @krystinstill [0:11:44] “I don’t believe in making them comfortable out there because in my Bible it says that God has plans to prosper us but not to harm us so in my optimistic mind I believe that nobody’s supposed to be there.” — @krystinstill [0:13:46] Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Kristyn Stillwell on LinkedIn Kristyn Stillwell on Twitter Hope Haven Hope Haven on Facebook Hope Haven on Instagram  Hope Haven on Twitter WorkFaith Beefy Marketing Beefy Marketing on Instagram Beefy Marketing on YouTube Beefy Marketing on Facebook

Welcome to another episode of the Beef! Visiting us today is Kristyn Stillwell from HTX Hope Haven. Tune in to hear the story of how she built Hope Haven with a view to empower the homeless to get off the streets and build a better life. She shares what led her to discover her gift for supporting the homeless and where it all started, why she believes in feeding ministries, and why she is committed to not making people comfortable on the street. Hope Haven aims to build relationship, plant seeds of hope, and encourage folks to want more for their lives. They do this by supporting clients through life transitions, providing housing programs, and enabling people to enter the workforce. We touch on the process of acquiring resources to sustain the business throughout the pandemic through government and church relationships, and how the program has been carefully curated to provide people with incremental freedom, before letting listeners know exactly how they can help out. Thanks for tuning in!  Key Points From This Episode: <ul><li>The most embarrassing music she likes to listen to: “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus, Lauren Daigles “Trust in Me”, and “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten. </li><li>Kristyn’s story of growing up as a tenacious child and eventually starting a consultancy.</li><li>How she wouldn’t have been able to start Hope Haven without a supportive husband.</li><li>The story of how she met four other families with the same heart to help the homeless.</li><li>Where it all got started: 249 on Hope, and how they got over 70 people off the street.</li><li>Why she believes in feeding ministries but not to make people comfortable on the street.</li><li>What they hand out with a view to building relationships, planting seeds of hope, and encouraging folks to want more for their lives.</li><li>The client transition piece and future planning that Hope Haven helps people build.</li><li>The housing programs and success community that Hope Haven facilitates.</li><li>How they found resources through the commissioner cable office during the pandemic.</li><li>What their partnerships with local churches and individual funders look like.</li><li>Future plans for Hope Haven: the Back to Work program with Work Faith Commission, and the transitional living center they hope to set up, especially for families.</li><li>How a transitional living center can help break the cycle of poverty and homelessness.</li><li>Why the extra programs are important to empower people to work and not live for free.</li><li>The progression that is worked into the program to provide incremental freedom.</li><li>How you can help out: share their social media content to spread awareness, offer your business services at a discounted rate, pray for them, and donate what you have in excess.</li></ul> Tweetables: “In that five-year time period we had gotten over 70 people off the street, and today I can tell you, 45 of those are still off the street. And that’s when friends started saying, and pastors were like, ‘Wait a minute, what you’re doing is working!’” — <a href="https://twitter.com/kristynstill" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@krystinstill</a> [0:11:44] “I don’t believe in making them comfortable out there because in my Bible it says that God has plans to prosper us but not to harm us so in my optimistic mind I believe that nobody’s supposed to be there.” — <a href="https://twitter.com/kristynstill" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@krystinstill</a> [0:13:46] Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristynstillwell/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kristyn Stillwell on LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/kristynstill" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kristyn Stillwell on Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.hhaven.org/team/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hope Haven</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HopeHavenHTX/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hope Haven on Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hopehavenhtx/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hope Haven on Instagram </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HOPEHavenHTX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hope Haven on Twitter</a> <a href="https://workfaith.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WorkFaith</a> <a href="https://beefymarketing.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beefy Marketing</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/beefymarketing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beefy Marketing on Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/BeefyMarketing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beefy Marketing on YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/beefymarketing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beefy Marketing on Facebook</a>

Building Better Lives with HTX H.O.P.E. Haven feat. Kristyn Stillwell

My guest today, Kristyn Stillwell, is the Executive Director of H.O.P.E. Haven.  Hope Haven seeks to move people from crisis to lifelong self-sufficiency.  Their mission is to help the homeless find a path off the streets and to mentor them throughout their life journey to succeed and thrive as contributing members of their community.  Hope Haven builds relationships with individuals on the streets as a means to inspire a sense of purpose that empowers them to achieve stability and change in their lives. They work with each client to create a personalized plan to get off the streets and overcome recurring issues that drive them to homelessness.  Kristyn has been working with the homeless as a volunteer for over 20 years. The last 6 years she has been building outreach ministries around Northwest Houston. These ministries have grown to over 1000 volunteers a year and feed over 2000 meals a year. Her passion is to educate the community on homelessness and inspire others to want to “Be the Change” they wish to see in the world.  Connect with H.O.P.E. Haven http://hhaven.org/  Connect on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HopeHavenHTX/

My guest today, Kristyn Stillwell, is the Executive Director of H.O.P.E. Haven. Hope Haven seeks to move people from crisis to lifelong self-sufficiency. Their mission is to help the homeless find a path off the streets and to mentor them throughout their life journey to succeed and thrive as contributing members of their community. Hope Haven builds relationships with individuals on the streets as a means to inspire a sense of purpose that empowers them to achieve stability and change in their lives. They work with each client to create a personalized plan to get off the streets and overcome recurring issues that drive them to homelessness. Kristyn has been working with the homeless as a volunteer for over 20 years. The last 6 years she has been building outreach ministries around Northwest Houston. These ministries have grown to over 1000 volunteers a year and feed over 2000 meals a year. Her passion is to educate the community on homelessness and inspire others to want to “Be the Change” they wish to see in the world. Connect with H.O.P.E. Haven <a href="http://hhaven.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://hhaven.org/</a> Connect on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HopeHavenHTX/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/HopeHavenHTX/</a>

Kristyn Stillwell with H.O.P.E. Haven