My Nonprofit Reviews

I have volunteered with Ragan's HOPE for over 3 years. We provide gas cards to allow the family to get the child to an important medical appointment, meals, clothing, school supplies, of help with paying a bill. Those are all important and help ease a parent's worries. But, often the best way we help is just to lend a listening ear as a mom or dad vents about what they are going through. The child's illness effects the entire family and sometime just knowing they have someone to listen means everything to them. We cry with them when times are bad or uncertain, and we also rejoice with them when they celebrate even small victories!

For anyone who has never heard of Ragan’s Hope, thier mission statement would provide a basic understanding of what this organization does. But there’s so much more. Ragan’s Hope does help with their finances by paying a bill; providing food, clothing, and other expenses. But, volunteers and staff are also there ready to lend a helping hand; deliver a meal, sit with the parent while their child is in the operating room, pray with them, or just provide a listening ear when they need to vent.
As a Ragan’s Hope volunteer, I have had the privilege to work alongside some of the most dedicated and selfless individuals who give gladly of their time, energy, and resources to make this organization’s mission a realization. As we get to know the families, they become our friends; and we stand by them lifting the child and parents in prayer during emergencies; but we also rejoice with them over big and small victories.
I’ve been with Ragan’s Hope for less than two years; but during that time, I have seen this organization grow by leaps and bounds. The founders are good stewards of funds entrusted to it through donations. They lead by integrity and a genuine faith in Jesus Christ who has enables them to succeed.