Second Mile Mission Center helps Fort Bend County residents in poverty and crisis by providing basic needs and opportunities to take next steps in their lives. While people are drawn to Second Mile for immediate needs such as food or health care, many begin to shift their focus to long-term goals of self-sufficiency for themselves and their family. Our approach is to develop relationships of dignity, honor and respect. Through these relationships, people in need renew hope and develop as leaders. Second Mile has grown to provide equipping programs such as financial education, job training, and English as a Second Language. Special services offered during the year include back-to-school supplies and a Christmas toy store. We are committed to listening to the people we serve, improving and refining our services, and leveraging resources as we collaborate with other organizations. We have tested and proven processes to serve a high volume of families with a personal touch, to manage in-kind donations, and to coordinate volunteers.