Hope Charitable

Founder:

Bishop Frank Allen is an Ordained minister and local pastor of a Church of God, in Portsmouth,  VA. He is the Founder and CEO of Hope Charitable Services based in Portsmouth Virginia.  Over 30 years ago, Bishop Allen created a neighborhood community intervention and crime  prevention program for the residents of West Haven and the surrounding areas of Portsmouth. 

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Missionary & Volunteer Mobilization Coordinator:

Anna is a missionary with over nine years of experience serving in different nations. Throughout her journey, she has walked alongside people from diverse cultures, helping them find healing, identity, and hope through faith.

She joined HOPE Charitable Services with a passion to strengthen families, support those in recovery, and inspire young people to live with purpose. Her role includes counseling support and volunteer mobilization—because she believes that together we can rebuild our city, one life at a time.

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Director of Food Outreach Services: Pastor Rosalyn Harmon

Pastor Rosalyn Harmon is the founder and leader of A Women with a Silent Cry Outreach. Pastor Harmon provides natural and spiritual support such as food, hygiene products for those suffering from  homelessness, substance abuse, mental illness, and domestic violence. Pastor Harmon partners with HOPE CHARITABLE  SERVICES and MERCYCHEFS to provide food for seniors and our most vulnerable. 

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Associate Pastor:

Pastor Hector serves at HOPE CHARITABLE SERVICES as an Associate Pastor. Pastor Hector attended Virginia State University and was ordained in 2018. He was the co-founder of a violence intervention program that directly helps mothers who have lost children to gun violence. Pastor Hector is the Director of HOPE HOUSE, a Christian home for men who are transitioning into regular housing.

SANCTUARY OF HOPE

Operations Director: Kelly Williams

Seven years ago, Kelly walked into Hope Charitable Services looking for a hot meal and a box of  groceries for her and her children. Kelly had struggled for months trying to make her meager paycheck cover food, rent, utilities, and other necessities.Today, Kelly is the Assistant Director of Operations at Sanctuary of Hope, coordinating those hot meals and food. 

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