About Us
—Serving those most forgotte
Who We Are
Outreach in the Barrio is comprised of passionate and dedicate volunteers who are the heart of our organization. We depend on donors, community partnerships, and every day supporters to make our work happen.
The Heart of OIB is our Volunteers
We create a safe, non judgmental zone and create a platform inclusive for all to participate.
We are Houstonians coming together for the greater good and collectively volunteer our time, energy and talents to those who need it the most.
Our volunteers come from all over Houston and meet routinely to fulfill our mission. Community Service hours are provided per request.
Who We Serve
- The most vulnerable,
- Often forgotten,
- Local unsheltered & sheltered homeless
- Low-income underserved communities in Greater
- Houston and surrounding areas.
Mission
To provide response and action to unsheltered homeless and marginalized communities in Houston and the surrounding barrios through grassroots hospitality in innovative finance, outreach, and human-needs programs.
Vision
To turn temporary solutions into long-term sustainable outcomes by empowering individuals through education, community, and compassion
Our Story
How We Started- Serving since 2017
During this biweekly distribution, a recipient planted seeds from a Papaya that was given to her and a full blown tree of Papayas is now planted in the heart of where Outreach In the Barrio began their work.
worked with a group at the University of Houston in 2006 for a community service project that uncovered the large-scale unmet needs of thousands of resettled refugees right here in Houston. So, the group began to collect items from food to furniture to funds to provide for these individuals.
Noor cherished helping these individuals, but she also felt the need to go back to her own community, in the barrios where she grew up, and start helping those locally too. Every week and often more, Noor would bring goods to these individuals she collected with the help of the Houston Muslim community. Before Outreach in the Barrio was even an organization, Noor was doing the work and learning along the way and eventually, built a deep trust and strong relationships with the beneficiaries of her work.
Then, Hurricane Harvey hit, devastating our city. Half of Houston was desperately in need, and the other half desperately wanted to help. So, the birth of the Outreach in the Barrio community came to be under the guidance, experience and trust of our beloved Noor Morales.
At the heart and soul of this organization, Outreach In The Barrio’s volunteer team has grown exponentially to meet the ever-growing needs of our homeless problem in Houston, Texas. Through our focused programs and events, in a time frame of 4 years, we provided people with 15,000+ hygiene packages and emergency winter relief packages during the winter cold. We have touched the lives of more than 18,000 unsheltered homeless in Houston, Texas since our founding.
over 100,000 people
Our program has served as a model for other cities beyond Houston, inspiring and organizations, to replicate programs such as ours. We hope to inspire cities across America to join us, to promote compassion and service towards the underserved, and to adopt a way of life where we stop wasting food. If you would like to get in touch with one of our team members to learn how you can start a program in your city, please click here
Outreach in the Barrio is on a mission to consistently serve humanity. We are tirelessly working to set the foundation for our future growth in Texas and beyond. We thank you for your support and hope you will continue with us on this journey.