The Board of Directors welcomes Jean Dreyer and Patricia Hudson as Co-Executive Directors of Cy-Fair
Helping Hands, a community ministry offering hope to the homeless and hungry of Cy Fair. Dreyer, who
will serve as Executive Director, Homeless Initiatives, and Hudson, who will serve as Executive Director,
Community Outreach, were selected to replace Executive Director Gwen Franke, who served from 2013
to April of 2018. Board member and volunteer, Tracy Martin, describes the new directors as “…two
amazing ladies. They are very giving and passionate about serving and reaching out to the community.”
Jean and Patricia were formally introduced to volunteers, donors, business leaders and the community
at the Spring Open House, Wednesday, May 16, 2018, held at the Cy-Fair Helping Hands office.
Jean’s corporate years were spent with the largest computing services company in Houston where she
retired as Vice-President, Director of Operations. After her retirement, Jean and her husband purchased
a floundering antique business which Jean managed and developed into a profitable, thriving business.
Jean is a faithful follower of Jesus Christ and is a member of The Foundry United Methodist Church.
For many years Jean, working beside her husband, did street outreach to the homeless in the Northwest
Houston area. They began ministering to the homeless from their truck, storing food, clothes and other
needs of the homeless in their garage. It did not take long for John and Jean to realize they needed to
provide much more than these items for the homeless. In 2010 they sold their antique business to fund
Cy-Fair Helping Hands, a 501(c)(3) organization founded to help the homeless become self-sufficient.
Under Jean’s guidance, the fledgling organization grew and soon included office space and a food pantry
which enabled CFHH to serve not only the homeless, but the hungry of Cy-Fair. “I am very excited to be
back with Cy-Fair Helping Hands and working with the most enthusiastic, passionate person that I know,
Pat Hudson.”
Pat’s calling to serve led her to a 28 year-long career as a special education and English as a Second
Language teacher, coach, and mentor at HISD’s Scarborough High School. Recognized for excellence in
the classroom and dedication to her students, she received multiple honors, including the HISD Teacher
of the Year, Tom Landry Special Olympics Coach of the Year, and the Crystal Award for Outstanding
Teachers. After retiring in 2010, Pat volunteered for four years at Cypress Ranch High School, serving as
a member of the Mustang Band Board of Directors, Team Mom for the Mustang Baseball team,
photographer, and campus volunteer. Pat and her son, Sean Christopher, were awarded The
Presidential Service Award from President Barack Obama through the Cypress Ranch Key Club.
When Sean went off to college in 2014, Hudson promptly replaced him with a yorkie poo, and set about
finding a new focus in her life. She found Cy-Fair Helping Hands, where for the past four years, she has
served as Resource Director, volunteer coordinator, public speaker, and translator. Pat is a follower of
the Catholic faith. She has been married to her husband, Robert, a NASA engineer, for 34 years. “I am
honored to serve with our founder, Jean Dreyer. Not only does she have a genuine love for the
marginalized in our community, but she is driven to serve. She brings a wealth of knowledge and is a
wonderful mentor for our staff.”
Glenanne Robinson, Director of the ministry’s Homeless Teen Initiative, is excited to work with the new
directors. “Jean has a true heart for those living on the street. Her passion is evident to anyone she
meets. Pat has a gift for resourcing both supplies and volunteers, and then making the best use of both.
Together, these women have cast a strong vision for the future of CFHH.”
About Cy-Fair Helping Hands Run entirely by a volunteer staff, Cy-Fair Helping Hands provides the basic
physical needs, spiritual guidance, and mentoring needs for low-income individuals, families and the
homeless in the Cy Fair community. CFHH serves 250+ clients monthly and distributes Compassion Bags
of food to 100 homeless weekly.
For food assistance for those living within the boundaries of CFISD, please come to the Cy-Fair Helping
Hands office, 7510 Cherry Park Drive, Houston, Texas 77095, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. – 12:30
p.m, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or the first and third Saturday of the month. Donations of
nonperishable food, toiletries, and household cleaning supplies are accepted during those times. If these
times are not convenient, alternate donation drop off times can be arranged.
For additional information, go to: Facebook Cy-Fair Helping Hands
Website: Cy-FairHelpingHands.org, or call the CFHH Office: 281-858-1222.
