Mattress Mack provides Houston families in need with clothes

Gallery Furniture in Houston surprised nonprofit Buckner International with more than 2,000 pounds of adult and children clothing for families being served by local Buckner Family Hope Centers.

Jim McIngvale "Mattress Mack," owner of Gallery Furniture, has been working with the Spring Fire Department on a toy drive to benefit the families affected by the tornados in Kentucky, but wanted to extend some help to the families in his own Houston community as well.

“This is a wonderful holiday surprise from Gallery Furniture and Mattress Mack that will bring hope to so many families in the Houston area,” said Dior Burns Eagan, executive director for Buckner in Houston.

Buckner will distribute the clothes to the local children and families served by its two Houston-area Family Hope Centers in Aldine and in South Houston at Reed Road. Buckner is also giving a portion of clothes to Star of Hope Mission, as the nonprofits collaborate together on the South Houston campus.

Buckner Family Hope Centers are child-centered, family-focused places where families go to find hope, support and empowerment in their community to reach their fullest God-given potential. The key to the Family Hope Center's success is found in combining effective programs and passionate people to help families that are experiencing poverty, family issues and a lack of services.