Mission

The House of Hope is a 23 bed emergency shelter—a clean, safe, and sober home environment for women and their children.

Principles

• To provide shelter for homeless women and their children for 30-90 days.
• To provide three meals and two snacks per day for residents.



• To maintain a safe child-oriented facility that includes outdoor play equipment, indoor play area and appropriate age-specific toys and books.
• To provide consistent daily activities and structures that foster a sense of safety and security for residents.
• To encourage co-responsibility among residents for maintaining a clean and orderly dormitory and bathrooms and to assist mothers in teaching these skills to their children.
• Provide educational activities for women including parenting skills, computer and sewing classes, grooming and self-care skills and assistance with applications and government forms.
• To teach mothers appropriate communication and progressive discipline skills in the interaction with their children.
• Model and teach considerate, respectful and kind treatment of all residents and staff.
• Assist residents with their goals of securing permanent housing and increasing their self-reliance.
• To maintain professional staff who demonstrate patience, kindnesss, fairness and respect for House of Hope residents and who provides a listening, supportive presence.

Services

• Emergency Shelter
• Meals
• Clothes when needed
• In-house health presentations
• Case management
• Information and referral
• Laundry facilities