Despite the City of Houston’s efforts to stop groups from feeding the homeless, even writing citations to dissuade them, the group Hoodies 4 Healing has been feeding the homeless nonstop since 2019.
So, what’s its story?
Inspired by near tragedy
Six years ago, teenager Dyanna DeNae needed brain surgery, a frightening prospect for a full-grown adult. Her mother, Rosemary Tucker, created the “I Am Healed” collection of hoodies and other clothing items to raise funds for her daughter’s surgery and to instill in her daughter a positive mindset as she faced the surgery’s unknown outcomes.
“I just pretty much went to Jesus and said, ‘Look, Jesus, this is what we are going to do. You’re going to heal my daughter to stay with me, and I’m going to serve your children every Sunday until you come,” said Tucker, whose initial fundraising effort went by the name of “Cypress Mom Selling Hoodies…