History of The Storehouse

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How it Started.

The Storehouse of Collin County began 14 years ago as the vision of Sharon Hasley (wife of St. Andrew Methodist Church’s late senior and founding pastor, Robert Hasley) as she witnessed the effects of severe poverty in a local grocery store. With a heart to make a difference, she happened into a providential conversation with the CEO of North Texas Food Bank who shared a desire to address food insecurity in Collin County through distribution of food via houses of worship.

With the visionary leadership of Sharon and the organizational backing of St. Andrew Methodist, Common Unity – a separate 501c3 charity – was founded with one program: the Seven Loaves Food Pantry. In September 2009, Seven Loaves served a single family on opening day. It was from these humble beginnings that the mission to feed, clothe, and care as neighbors in one community began.

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Joseph's Coat & Project Hope.

In 2010, Joseph's Coat was added to provide clothing for families in need. This clothing program has been sustained largely through generous donors who provide new and gently used clothing items that serve directly to meet the needs of struggling families at no cost to all clients (whom we call neighbors).

As the organization grew, a desire for helping families on a deeper, relational level began to surface. This effort focused on serving women and their families who desired to break the cycle of poverty and was founded in 2010 as Project Hope. This program began as a large-scale mentoring initiative and has adapted over time to become a more in-depth, life-neighbor care program to address needs other than food or clothing.

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The Academy

In 2022, with a vision fueled by a desire to offer transformative resources for our neighbors, a fourth program – The Academy – was developed to offer language, life and job skills to neighbors.

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Mission of The Storehouse

Today, these four core programs – Seven Loaves, Joseph’s Coat, Project Hope and The Academy – comprise The Storehouse of Collin County with a day-in, day-out mission to feed, clothe and care for our neighbors as one community.

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