Children & Teens
Children's Program
Children in our Home & Hope program who are not old enough to attend school receive daycare services through local partners. This allows the parents of our youngest residents to pursue employment.
Children in grades K-6 attend a special Waldorf-based after-school program designed to stabilize and calm their day-to-day lives through emphasis on creativity and self-esteem. Additionally, a licensed play therapist, assessment coordinator, and volunteer tutors help fill any educational or emotional gaps.
Special programs like weaving, knitting, gardening, and journaling not only restore a sense of peace, but give the children a sense of accomplishment as the children’s finished projects surround them on the walls of their classrooms.
Teen Program
Program participation provides a safe environment, both physically and emotionally. Teens are able to freely share their feelings, ask questions, and receive guidance on how to positively address their challenges. Many of the teens of former residents continue to participate in this empowering peer group. The Home & Hope Teen program provides an age-appropriate space for homework, tutoring, devotion, and group therapy sessions. As these young people approach adulthood,
the Teen program seeks to prepare them through teen financial literacy, job and college readiness, community service, leadership activities, and mission projects.
Over 30 teens travelled to off-site camps this summer.
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