Janet Ryan: Cy-Fair Helping Hands Welcomes New Executive Director

Janet Ryan

Cy-Fair Helping Hands Executive Director

Cy-Fair Helping Hands, a nonprofit organization serving the homeless and hungry in northwest Harris County, has named Janet Ryan as its new Executive Director. Ms. Ryan joined Cy-Fair Helping on February 3, 2022. “We are very pleased to announce this appointment,” reports Kevin Polivka, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cy-Fair Helping Hands. “Janet will bring additional leadership and a breadth of perspective and experience to the organization, along with a deep sense of commitment to our community.” Janet has been involved in the non-profit sector for over 12 years with extensive experience in leadership, strategy, public relations, marketing and communications. She is an accomplished business professional and has served on a number of nonprofit boards and committees, and most recently, as the Director of Development for a local nonprofit, serving families and individuals in financial crisis. Her expertise in management, fundraising, and communications result in the solid growth of nonprofit organizations and their programs. Cy-Fair Helping Hands (CFHH) is implementing a plan of strategic growth. For the past four years, Patricia Hudson, Executive Director of Community Outreach, and Jean Dreyer, Executive Director of Homeless Services, have served as co-leader and will continue to lead their respective teams under the guidance of Ms. Ryan. Ms. Hudson’s and Ms. Dreyer’s passionate dedication to serving the homeless and hungry by improving and expanding services, growing the volunteer base, and increasing the financial capabilities of CFHH during their tenure led the organization to where it is today – poised for additional growth. Cy-Fair Helping Hands is preparing to kick off their Help Build Hope Campaign with the goal of raising $2.5 million for the acquisition of land and a multipurpose Service Center to increase services to the unprivileged in our community. Ms. Ryan’s contributions to nonprofit governance, strategic planning, and financial management, along with her experience, culture, and drive, make her an ideal fit for Cy-Fair Helping Hands’ future stages of growth.

About Cy-Fair Helping Hands

Cy-Fair Helping Hands, (CFHH), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was founded to help the homeless of CyFair become self-sufficient. Since its inception in 2010, CFHH has grown to include a Community Food Pantry, enabling CFHH to serve not only the homeless, but the hungry. Additional programs include provision of Emergency Shelter, scholarships for unprivileged students, a Street Outreach, a Homeless Day Shelter, programs for homeless students, and events and programs during the holidays and at back-to-school time.

Janet with Patricia Hudson, CFHH Director of Community Outreach. Photo by David Postma

Janet reflects on her new position

“I’m very much looking forward to our Help Build Hope campaign. Within our community, the needs of the homeless and those who are struggling financially continue to grow and to meet those needs, Cy-Fair Helping Hands needs to grow as well. I am seeing the hope CFHH offers on a daily basis. For example, a young man who has been on the streets for five months was transported for the first time by a CFHH volunteer to our Day Center for a hot lunch, a shower, and a chance to do his laundry. While at the Day Center he met one of the Sheriff's Department Homeless Outreach Teams, (HOT), who learned the young man had applied for a job at a local grocer in an attempt to gain employment and get off of the streets. The HOT representatives then went to the grocer and gave this young man a good reference. For this young man, the day someone from CFHH met him, cared for him, and introduced him to others who care was literally a life-changer. I feel blessed to be a part of this organization.”

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