Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Harvest House works to provide assistance to families in crisis by providing free food, clothing and financial assistance. Our focus is to provide relief to families struggling with food insecurity or at risk of having their utilities cut off, as well as assisting with other basic necessities, as we are able.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Grocery Store
Food Pantry serving individuals and household with nutritious food and hygiene items.
Little Red Schoolhouse
Back to school program to help families with their children's school supplies and/or uniforms.
Holiday Angels
Christmas program to help families give their children gifts.
Financial Assistance
Rental, Utilities and Prescription assistance for those individuals and households who qualify with 185% poverty income guidelines and demonstrate a crisis.
The Storehouse
A retail shop for clothes, shoes and small household items. All clients receive clothes and shoes for free.
The Storehouse is open to public and provides inexpensive, high quality items to anyone in our community. All proceeds support Your Harvest House with operational and program costs.
Holiday Food drives
Help families have Thanksgiving & Christmas dinner
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Burleson Chamber of Commerce 2017
United Way Member Agency 2017
United Way Member Agency 2016
United Way Member Agency 2015
United Way Member Agency 2018
Burleson Chamber of Commerce 2018
Burleson Chamber of Commerce 2019
Burleson Chamber of Commerce 2020
Burleson Chamber of Commerce 2021
Joshua Chamber of Commerce 2018
Joshua Chamber of Commerce 2019
Joshua Chamber of Commerce 2020
Joshua Chamber of Commerce 2021
Alvarado Chamber of Commerce 2020
Alvarado Chamber of Commerce 2021
Burleson Chamber of Commerce 2022
Joshua Chamber of Commerce 2022
Alvarado Chamber of Commerce 2022
Burleson Chamber of Commerce 2023
Alvarado Chamber of Commerce 2023
Joshua Chamber of Commerce 2023
United Way Member Agency 2020
United Way Member Agency 2021
United Way Member Agency 2022
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Average number of service recipients per month
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Grocery Store
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We are aiming to "graduate" a higher number clients by assisting them with more comprehensive services from the cycle of crisis to relief. Each year approximately 700 families do not return for services. We want to continue to grow this trend by helping families become self sufficient.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We are a donor supported, volunteer driven, community organization. Our strategies are to to intentionally educate our community on the needs of our neighbors, grow our services to help families in a manner that creates real relief in crisis, provide resources and connections that will help them get back on their feet. Through collaboration with other entities, we can strengthen our community one family at a time.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our fully stocked pantry and retail store allow us to provide free food and clothing vouchers to families, as well as generate revenue for our operational expenses and programs; grants and individual funding help us to provide financial assistance to those in crisis.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In the past 5 years we have established an Annual Fundraising Event to help underwrite our expenses and increase our financial foundation. We are engaging in the community to raise awareness about our organization and the need in our community for this type of support. We have generated a significant increase in The Storehouse sales and textile recycling revenue. In addition, we have established a donor database to better engage our donors and donor stewardship. A concentrated effort in community engagement has seen an increase in community giving, new engaged individual and business support which has allowed us to provide more financial assistance to clients. In addition, we have increased our food allotment from 30 lbs. to 60 lbs. per family.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
Economically disadvantaged people seeking basic necessities or food, clothing, and financial assistance.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Paper surveys, Suggestion box/email,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve,
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
We are converting our food pantry into a store-like environment to normalize the shopping experience and decrease stress.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
Our board, Our funders, Our community partners,
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive,
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback,
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Your Harvest House
Board of directorsas of 01/12/2023
Mr. Steve Steffgen
Mrs. Sara Shinn
Carter Mahanay
Kari Fletcher
Blake Windham
Jessica Mack
Brandon Bayles
Sara Shinn
Steven Steffgen
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
The organization's co-leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.