How it works
Look
Open your eyes and look around for a LIFESIGN on the street as you drive or walk by. Take a photo of the LIFESIGN with a QR Code and website, or remember their ID Number and website.
Read
Enter the LIFESIGN number at givemehope (.net) to find the person you saw on the street. Read their profile, life’s story, Recovery Plan, uncover the true face of a LIFESIGN.
Give
Send a private message of hope to the LIFESIGN, or give a financial gift of any size to the LIFESIGN, which 100% goes toward their Recovery Plan to recover off the streets with a new beginning.

Did you see a LIFESIGN?

For the first time you can now meet the person on the street in the safety of your phone, mobile device or computer.

Use your smartphone or computer to search a LIFESIGN ID Number, and look up the person’s profile. For the first time, you can discover the face behind the sign and connect in real time with the person in the privacy of your own computer or smartphone. The LIFESIGN website and database provides you with the latest information on the person’s status, recovery progress, and their walk as a new believer in Jesus Christ.

LIFESIGN has created a bridge that connects the public and the person on the street, uncovering the true person, removing the mystery of who this person was in the past, is today, and wants to be in the future. Discover the person’s past life before their world came apart on the streets. Learn of their talents, skills, achievements, traveled paths, and personal interests. Study their LIFESIGN Recovery Plan created specifically for his or her survival and recovery off the streets. Open your eyes to the true and real person on the street who is a seeking the love and hope through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

All registered LIFESIGN’s are carefully and thoroughly interviewed and vetted for honesty, legitmacy, safety, and more. LIFESIGN candidates are required to complete a series of steps to qualify and ensure their compliance and adherence to rules and guidelines. The LIFESIGN Identification Number is assigned to the person for a lifetime, and is unique, permananent, and can never be re-assigned. Every LIFESIGN receives a Bible, and is feed the Gospel of Salvation through Jesus Christ, paving a path for them to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, and helping them build a daily relationship with God that will bear fruit. Recovery Plans are customized to fit the specific LIFESIGN’s profile and life-changing needs. Financial donations received toward a LIFESIGN are NOT given directly to the individual, but instead are used toward their personal Recovery Plan.

How do Recovery Plans work?
Every LIFESIGN receives a custom Recovery Plan that works like a roadmap to getting the LIFESIGN off the streets permanently. The Recovery Plan is unique and varies widely, depending on the LIFESIGN condition, surroundings, losses, and related circumstances, and is designed to be the best approach toward recovery. The Recovery Plan eliminates the possibility of donations of being misused, lost, stolen, or wasted for non-recovery purposes. All donations go directly the LIFESIGN’s Recovery Plan. The Recovery Plans are designed with categories at tier levels that best fit the LIFESIGN:
  • Food
  • Shelter
  • Safety
  • Survival Gear
  • Hygiene
  • Debt Relief
  • Bedding
  • Reunion
  • Medical Aid
  • Counseling
  • Schooling
  • Legal Aid
  • Job Training
  • Housing
  • Clothing
  • Transportation
  • Job Placement
  • Detox
  • and more...

These Recovery Plan categories are never limited in size, services, and creativity. Volunteers and staff are assigned to LIFESIGN to ensure optimal communication and enforcement of the Recovery Plan.

Recovery Plans go to work immediately once the LIFESIGN begins. 100% of all donations for the LIFESIGN goes to each Recovery Plan category in tiers, depending on the urgency of survival and progression. LIFESIGN Support will arrange and schedule the LIFESIGN for services, such as medical aid, therapy, counseling, legal, training, and more. LIFESIGN will Support always be present during these services, providing transportation and more. These may be paid services or voluntary based on the length of time needed, and the depth of assistance required in any particular category. Tangible goods are acquired early to ensure the LIFESIGN’s survival. Both hired and voluntary counseling services will be ongoing as needed. LIFESIGN Support will walk side-by-side with the LIFESIGN, and execute these services and goods to ensure total recovery using 100% of donations received.

Recovery Plan completion will vary in length due to the countless variables surrounding the LIFESIGN condition, surroundings, and history of problems keeping the LIFESIGN on the streets. Recovery Plans on average can be completed as fast as 3 months and extend as long as 6 months. The Recovery Plan’s success is not based on time, but rather one 100% completion. Speed of the Recovery Plan is essential, but effectiveness is priority on a daily basis.

All Recovery Plans provide a New Living Translation Bible of the New Testament with spiritual counsel and guidance throughout the recovery process. Each LIFESIGN is encouraged and invitied to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, but it is not a requirement to enroll. Still, Volunteers and staff wrap the Recovery Plan in prayer and faith, feeding the LIFESIGN with the Gospel, answering any questions and initiating discussions and prayer that will build a foundation and lead the LIFESIGN to Salvation and a relationship with Jesus Christ that bears fruit.

LIFESIGN’s terminated early due to death or disqualification will result in Recovery Plan assets and financial donations transferred to LIFESIGN General Fund for re-distribition to another LIFESIGN with the same or similar Recovery Categories. LIFESIGN’s with 100% Recovery will remain active with an update praise story and testimony with no donation links. LIFESIGN’s may still receive messages. LIFESIGN’s deceased by suicide, homicide, or natural cause will remain active with an updated story, but with no donation links, and no messaging. LIFESIGN’s disqualified due to degligence, failing to comply to LIFESIGN requirements at any time, are removed from active status immediately, online access removed, and the LIFESIGN Identification Number is permanently retired. Any remaining Recovery Plan assets and financial donations will be transferred to the LIFESIGN General Fund for re-distribition to another LIFESIGN with the same or similar Recovery Categories.

A finished Recovery Plan is when the LIFESIGN has (1) permanent transportation, (2) employment, (3) housing, and (4) accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.