About Huma-Faith
A faith-based initiative serving Fort Worth since 2010
Since 2010, Huma-Faith has advocated for the homeless, under-privileged, economically disadvantaged and differently-abled members of our community.
How we began
Our founding project, a home we called Genesis House, opened in April 2010 to house men released from prison who had nowhere to parole to. It began under a government-funded program of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
For city ordinance and state legislative reasons, that program can no longer exist in Dallas or Tarrant Counties. Genesis House became a registered handicap and group home with the City of Dallas, serving homeless men with handicaps, disabilities and other hindrances to their upward mobility.
Faith-based, not a religious program
The founder's vision was born out of his faith, so our policies and programs are shaped by his understanding of how humanity is to be served. We are an interfaith effort, open to people of any faith that ascribes to a Supreme Being and Creator.
Our work meets the immediate need for housing, skills and vocational training, and encourages spiritual growth according to each person's own conscience. Over the years that work has carried names like Talitha Kum (for women), Shifa (healing, for men), the Alpine Community Garden, Khadijah's House and Daddyz' Kitchen.
Founder and Chief Administrative Officer
Baquee Sabur
US Army veteran and US Board Certified Chaplain, with 20+ years of nonprofit work. Certified in mental health and substance abuse prevention and counseling, nonprofit strategic management, and computer information and technology.
Born in Brooklyn and raised in Atlanta, he joined the Army nine days after high school. Huma-Faith grew from years in which he lived through many of the hardships its residents face.
Our honorary co-founder
Jessica Lynn Epps-Sabur
The founder's wife. September 19, 1982 to August 14, 2019.
How we're funded: we work with our own hands
A nonprofit cannot count on donations alone, so Huma-Faith helps itself by offering services the public can use:
- Skilled and unskilled labor. Janitorial, landscaping, light construction, painting, general labor and handy-work, and placing residents with local businesses.
- Advertising and marketing for local businesses, carried out by our residents.
- Sales. Booths and venues for products people want.
Milestones
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April 2010 Genesis House opens
Housing for men released from prison with nowhere to parole to.
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2012 501(c)(3) public charity
The IRS approves Huma-Faith's status.
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2017 A film about the work
Matt Short's short film on Huma-Faith.
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2021 GuideStar Silver Seal of Transparency
For sharing our information openly with donors.
Huma-Faith on film
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