Full impact report.
Every number sourced.
Geographic breakdowns, demographic data, volunteer hour equivalents, and year-over-year growth — for donors, grant reviewers, and anyone who wants to hold us accountable.
13 years of showing up.
Cumulative figures represent totals across all program years (2013–2026). Annual figures for a specific fiscal year are available in the 990 program descriptions. Demographic data and volunteer hour totals are marked pending until field log compilation is complete.
Unique individuals, not total interactions.
Many organizations report total service interactions — which inflates numbers when the same person is served repeatedly. Guarded Hope reports unique individuals reached in each program year, tracked through route-level contact logs maintained by volunteer team leads.
A neighbor who receives water on 8 consecutive Saturday routes is counted as one person, not eight contacts. This produces a more conservative and more credible count.
6 program years of data.
Annual totals from field logs, cross-referenced with 990 program descriptions.
Maricopa County — all cities.
Route distribution is tracked per shift across Maricopa County. Phoenix is our primary and founding corridor; additional cities are covered based on population density, heat-mortality data, and volunteer capacity.
The real scale of this operation.
100% of Guarded Hope's field operations are staffed by volunteers. No paid delivery staff, no paid outreach workers, no paid program facilitators.
The dollar equivalent of volunteer time is being calculated from verified 2026 shift records and will be published once finalized.
Who we serve.
How we collect, verify, and report.
Volunteer team leads complete a field log after each shift recording the number of unique individuals served, items distributed, and any referrals made. Logs are submitted to operations staff within 48 hours.
Annual totals are reconciled by the operations team and reviewed as part of the 990 preparation process with an independent CPA. Material discrepancies trigger a re-count.
A person is counted once per program year, regardless of how many times they receive services. Identification relies on field recognition by repeat volunteer teams — not formal ID or documentation.
Currently limited. We are formalizing voluntary self-report collection in FY 2026. Until that system is operational, demographic data reflects estimates based on Maricopa County Point-in-Time count distributions.
Long-term outcome data (90-day housing stability, employment) is available for the Women of Influence and Urban Arts Academy programs only. HYDR8 and Warm Wishes do not yet track post-service outcomes.
Every number has a face behind it.
0 neighbors. One week at a time.