30 Years of Hands of Hope Northwest (1996 to 2026)

It started in a church basement in Nampa, where a handful of volunteers saw good medical equipment being thrown away and decided to do something about it. In 1996, Hands of Hope Northwest became its own nonprofit. This October, we turned 30.

Since then:

• Medical aid sent to 82 countries
• A warehouse of our own on S. Powerline Rd., dedicated in 2003
• A Local Loan Program, started in 2004, that lends equipment to Treasure Valley families free of charge
• More than $4 million in donated medical equipment and supplies put back into use in 2025 alone

None of it happened because of a building. It happened because of people: the volunteers who sort, clean, pack and load every week, the hospitals and clinics that donate instead of discard, and friends like you.

Thank you for 30 years of open hands.