Helping to change the narrative

Our mission is to provide life-stabilizing, affordable, permanent Housing + Services for people who live on very limited incomes.

New Hope’s vision for the future is so much broader than just housing.
From creating access to educational opportunities to partnering with leading organizations to ensure residents have the health care and social services they need– we’re helping to change the narrative for generations to come.
Our History
In 1993, the plight of homelessness was abundantly clear to the People of Christ Church Cathedral-Episcopal.
Church parishioners only needed to step outside of the Cathedral doors in the heart of downtown Houston, to understand how severe the issue of homelessness was for the city. Realizing it was a problem they could not ignore they set to work securing a decent place to live for those with no where to call home.
The solution began with a challenge - the Church asked their parishioners to participate in a dollar-for-dollar fundraising campaign to restore the historic Cathedral structure with the promise that for every $1 raised, $1 would be matched to invest in community solutions. They raised $1.25MM to incorporate New Hope Housing and build the first 40 units of single room occupancy (SRO) rental housing in Houston. This humble beginning launched three decades of serving Houston’s most vulnerable residents. We graciously acknowledge our friends at Christ Church Cathedral for laying the foundation needed to give hope to more than 13,000 people.

Timeline
New Hope Housing through the years
Our Team
We’re great as individuals,
but together we thrive.
Board of Directors
Kenneth J. Valach
Executive Chairman
CEO
Trammell Crow Residential,
Crow Holdings Industrial and
Crow Holdings Office
Sanford W. Criner, Jr.
Vice Chairman
Executive Managing Director
JLL
Michael M. Fowler
Chairman Emeritus
Private Investor
Philip A. Croker
Senior Managing Director
Hines
Rick Craig
CEO
CityStreet Residential
Joseph Hagan
Retired President and CEO
National Equity Fund
HACDC Neighborhood Board Members
Bolivar “Bo” M. Fraga
Senior Community Engagement Developer,
BakerRipley
Irma G. Galvan
Owner
Irma’s Original Restaurant
Preston Roe
Retired
Officers
Joy Horak-Brown
President and CEO
Calvin, Tang, CPA, CGMA, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Tamara Foster, CAPS
Executive Vice President, Onsite Operations and Strategic Partnerships
Stacey Lastovica, CAPS
Vice President, Property Management
Executive Management
Diana Gross
Senior Director, Philanthropy
Katie Lamb, SPHR
Senior Director, People and Culture
Ash Hussain, CPA, CAM
Director, Finance
Ron Lastimosa
Director, Real Estate Development
Cesar Ramirez
Director, Onsite Programs and Services
Joe Reyes, CAMT
Director, Maintenance
Our Recent Awards