HEP Celebrates 40 Impactful Years of Helping People, Help Themselves
The Homeless Empowerment Program is celebrating 40 years of “Helping People Help Themselves” this year. After a decade of operating the shelter through Everybody’s Tabernacle Church, Barb and Otis Green – affectionately known by many as “Preacher” – officially established HEP (then the Homeless Emergency Project) as a 501(c)(3) in 1986, expanding housing and services […]
Homeless Empowerment Program Earns Statewide Recognition from Florida Blue Foundation for Health & Wellness Innovations
The Homeless Empowerment Program (HEP), a Clearwater-based nonprofit, has been named the Florida Blue Foundation Sapphire Award first-place winner in the organizational category for its comprehensive approach to wellness. As part of this statewide honor, HEP received a $100,000 donation to support and expand its critical on-site services for the homeless individuals and families served […]
HEP Awarded $40,000 Nationwide Grant to Support Female Veterans
The Homeless Empowerment Program (HEP) has been awarded a $40,000 grant from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) through its Vivian’s Outreach to Women (VOW) Grant—an honor made possible through the support and nomination of the local Clearwater DAR chapter. Local members of the DAR Clearwater chapters played a key role in […]
Long-time stylist finds her ‘happy place’ volunteering at Clearwater’s Homeless Empowerment Program
Renewing Hope on the Runway
Clearwater ‘Empowerment Garden’ combats food desert with fresh produce for families
Local veterans receive free dental care through new grant at HEP Dental Clinic