Cypress Assistance Ministries
Martha Mayes Burnes has extensive experience in leadership roles within nonprofit organizations. Serving as Executive Director at Cypress Assistance Ministries since January 2015, Martha previously held the same position at Family Promise of Montgomery County from April 2012 to December 2014. Martha’s career also includes a significant tenure as Senior Director of Community Services at the American Red Cross from November 1986 to October 2011. Martha earned a Master of Science in Management from Sam Houston State University between 1991 and 1993.
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Cypress Assistance Ministries
Cypress Assistance Ministries (CAM) serves individuals and families in crisis by providing: financial assistance, primarily with past-due rent and utilities; food via a Food Pantry; home delivery of food for senior citizens and people with mobility issues; employment services including resume preparation and distribution of job leads; adult education that includes year-round GED classes and multiple levels of ESL classes; and seasonal programs at back-to-school time, Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving. In faith and partnership with the community, CAM turns stumbling blocks into stepping stones by making resources available to individuals and families facing adversity. Our goal is to offer that needed helping hand that steers each person back toward self-sufficiency. Hard times can arise through many different circumstances such as an unexpected job loss, an illness, a divorce, and as we’ve now experienced, during a pandemic. That's when CAM steps in by providing that critical assistance, helping families stay in their homes, helping other find permanent employment, and educating others who are experiencing language barriers and/or education barriers. With over 30 years of serving northwest Harris County, CAM continues to be a mainstay in the community, committed to helping our neighbors in need.