Place Of Hope Ministries

Name

Place Of Hope Ministries

Legal name

Place of Hope Ministries

Website

https://placeofhopeministries.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Homeless Shelter Services

NAICS

Temporary Shelters (624221), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Emergency shelter services
• Homeless outreach ministry
• Overflow shelter operations
• Volunteer charity programs
• Community charitable services

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Cloud

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Place of Hope Ministries operates as a charitable non-profit organization funded through donations from individuals, churches, and community members. Revenue is generated through voluntary monetary contributions, in-kind donations (wishlist items), and volunteer service hours rather than commercial product or service sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Place of Hope Ministries is a charitable ministry that runs the Overflow Compassion Shelter, an emergency overnight shelter providing warm, safe sleeping accommodations to homeless individuals in Central Minnesota when regular shelter beds are full, operating seasonally from October through April. The ministry also coordinates a volunteer Meal Signup Program that prepares and delivers meals to shelter guests and community members in need, and delivers additional support services through the City Hope Church location.

Product overview

Place of Hope Ministries is a charitable ministry organization, not a technology product company. It operates a cooperative shelter ministry with a heart of hospitality between shelter providers in Central MN. The organization offers a unified set of social services including the Overflow Compassion Shelter (providing emergency overflow beds during cold months), a Meal Signup Program for volunteer-provided meals, and various services at City Hope Church. These services work together to provide safety and support for vulnerable individuals in the St. Cloud area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Overflow Compassion Shelter Emergency overnight shelter providing warm, safe sleeping accommodations for homeless individuals in Central Minnesota when regular shelter beds reach capacity, operating seasonally from October through April.
• Meal Signup Program Volunteer-based meal preparation and delivery service providing meals to shelter guests and individuals in need across the community.
• Services at City Hope Church Community services and ministry programs offered through the City Hope Church location, providing additional support and resources to those served by the organization.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Shelter Providers in Central MN (Cooperative Network)coreOthersPlace of Hope operates as a cooperative ministry connecting multiple shelter providers across Central Minnesota. The organization specifically fills capacity gaps when regular shelter beds are full, serving as an overflow resource within the regional shelter network. This cooperative model enables coordination between shelter providers to ensure no vulnerable individual is left without safe shelter during cold nights.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Regional players

• Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud: Regional faith-based social services provider serving Central Minnesota with emergency assistance and housing-related programs in the same geographic footprint as Place of Hope.
• Central Minnesota Housing Partnership: Regional organization coordinating housing resources and partnerships across Central Minnesota; adjacent to Place of Hope's cooperative shelter and overflow network.

Direct peers

• Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities: Faith-based shelter and recovery organization serving homeless populations in the Twin Cities; operates a cooperative-style network of emergency shelter and meals directly comparable to Place of Hope's overflow model.
• Harbor Light Center (Salvation Army Minneapolis): Faith-based emergency shelter in Minneapolis providing overnight beds and meals for homeless adults during cold months — directly comparable to Place of Hope's Overflow Compassion Shelter.
• Simpson Housing Services: Minnesota-based nonprofit providing shelter, housing, and supportive services to people experiencing homelessness; comparable faith-rooted mission and shelter-focused service delivery.
• Family Promise: National nonprofit mobilizing faith communities to address family homelessness through volunteer-driven cooperative shelter networks — a model structurally similar to Place of Hope.
• Dorothy Day Center: Minnesota-based shelter and supportive housing organization serving homeless individuals; comparable shelter-capacity model and target beneficiary population.

Broad incumbents

• Salvation Army Northern Minnesota: National faith-based nonprofit operating emergency shelters and social services across Minnesota, including St. Cloud; overlapping mission but broader scope and institutional scale.
• Rescue Mission Alliance: Network of faith-based rescue missions across the U.S. providing emergency shelter, meals, and recovery services; comparable faith-based shelter model at national scale.

Emerging players

• Hope Center (Minneapolis): Faith-rooted outreach and shelter organization serving homeless populations in Minnesota; comparable scale, mission-driven service model, and seasonal cold-weather focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/place-of-hope-ministries

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Investors

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