How It All Started
Located at 700 West First, Hope House is a dream come true for West Texas Gifts of Hope whose vision was to create a safe lodging environment for patients who seek help during cancer treatment. The goal is to provide comfort for cancer patients who are referred by the West Texas Cancer Center.
We were fortunate to stay at Hope House over many weeks during my treatment. The comfort and care that my husband and I received was a gift from God and loving friends.
West Texas Gifts of Hope began as a vision to create a Hope House so that all cancer patients in the Permian Basin could get assistance during their treatment journey.
Here is how it began,
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2010 Establishment of the 501c3 nonprofit status and Board of Directors
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2011 Property donation by Odessa Jaycees
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Metal Hope House building donated by Mueller, Inc
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2012 Completion of Hope House interior
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2013 Grand opening and dedication of Hope Angel
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First Pink the Park event
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First annual fundraiser
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2014 The opening of Hope House for patient lodging
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2015 Donation of outdoor gazebo by Sewell Ford
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2016 Expansion of patient services
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2017 Extended visits to seventeen county service area
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2018 Exploration of Hope House 2 expansion
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2023 West Texas Gifts of Hope received a grant to start the expansion of Hope House to add an additional 4 rooms
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2024 Hope House completed planning phase of expansion
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Started expansion with parking lot
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2025 Hope House expansion to come!
