OUR PROGRAMS
Residential Program
Our Residential Program includes transitional housing and supportive services for the entire family. Hope House's 32,000 square foot complex includes 50 fully furnished individual apartment units, administrative offices, a multipurpose Family Learning Center, a small health clinic and a 6,000 square foot, state-accredited Child Development Center. Families and single individuals in need of Hope House's comprehensive approach to transitional housing are referred for services through the Transitional Housing Screening Board and the Catholic Charities Housing Resource Center.
After a successful completion of the Residential Program, clients are offered continued supportive services for an additional six months. We encourage clients to stay focused on the Case Plan and Career Development Plan they established while in the Residential Program, and continue to bring their children to our Child Development Center to preserve their sense of continuity and stabiltiy. Clients may also be eligible for emergency utility and rental assistance to help them maintain stability in the community.
Client Services
Adults participate in individualized Career Development Plans focused in the following areas as appropriate: Vocational Training, Education and Employment. Hope House offers the following services in-house and/or with partners to help clients achieve independence and self-determination:
- Job Training
- Career Development
- Household Management
- Personal Development
- GED Classes
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- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Financial Literacy Classes
- Nutrition and Health
- Life Skills Training
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Children and Youth Services
Our mission to "break the cycle of homelessness" includes a focus on preparing children for success in school. Our state-accredited Child Development Center offers the best in childcare and early childhood education, as well as excellent programming for school-age children. Infants from six weeks old to school age children up to 14 years old benefit from the Center's partnerships with Parents As Teachers (PAT), the St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis University's Doisy College of Occupational Therapy, ARCHS, JUNTOS Tutoring, the Cardinal Ritter Foster Grandparents Program, and the Child Day Care Association (CDCA).