In the 2000s we expanded to include other volunteers outside of the family. Groups of volunteers started collecting, buying and donating for local homeless shelters. We would go around doing blanket and clothing drives getting others to help contribute. We also recycled old unusable sweaters, fabric and blankets into scarves and donated them to the local shelters. However, seeing how overcrowded the shelters were and how many people were not able to get anything, we felt the need to expand what we did into other venues.

We quickly realized we would have to streamline our process and make it official to help the most people possible. So, we incorporated as a non-profit and started to reach out to more people. We created our monthly "Heart Filled Bags" to provide necessary items that are not available to most homeless people. We also expanded to another state with a volunteer group. One of the major realizations we had when doing our early campaigns is that just providing immediate relief was not enough, we need to help people to find a way out of homelessness overtime. Therefore, we created pamphlets that we include in our bags and speak to people about when we go out to serve. These pamphlets have information about other services for homeless veterans, youth, abused women, addicts, etc. There are so many programs that people have no way of finding the information about when they are out on the street. We want to help encourage and empower them to take the first steps to finding a path out of poverty.