Weekly Hotspot June 23, 2023 | |
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HFM Maritime Marathon
Did you know that the Maritime Marathon is a race in which all proceeds benefit a local non-profit? To date they have raised and donated over $160,000 to local charities, including Hope House. Their goal, like ours, is to make an impact in the Manitowoc community. They pride themselves on being "more than just the miles”.
Our director, Abby Abbet and volunteers managed a water station at the HFM Maritime Marathon on Sunday, June 11th with our partnership. Learn more about this awesome annual event.
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Paper Towel Alert :)
We are almost out of paper towel. Keeping a house clean with 20+ people can be challenging. If you are able to make a donation of paper towel, we'd greatly appreciate it!
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Thank you to the Hopeful Hearts Club for working with the local STEM group for preparing and donating educational STEM projects for our children. Due to our families' busy schedules, we have the kits delivered so the kids can work on them on their own time.
Thank you for your donation & supporting our families!
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Cover Sneak Peek!
The Spring edition of our printed newsletter will be arriving in your mailbox soon. We have many photos of our Game Night, updates on housing challenges for our guests, our Home With Hope after care program, the Hopeful Hearts Club update and much more. We produce two printed newsletters each year.
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Volunteer Needs
If you can share 3 hours of your time with our guests, we greatly appreciate you.
We currently need volunteers to help with every other weekend shifts. If you can help fill a shift, let us know.
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Looking for Volunteers NEXT Weekend
Can You Help?
July
Tuesday - July 4th - 1st & 2nd shifts
Sat 8 - All shifts
Sun 9 - All shifts
Sat 22 - 1st & 3rd shifts
Sun 23 - All shifts
Weekend shift times are:
1st shift: 8-11 AM
2nd Shift: 11 AM-2 PM
3rd Shift: 2-5 PM
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Thank you for your support of our families while they work daily to meet their goals. | |
Who's in Shelter?
17 Guests: Family of 11, Family of 4, Family of 2
4 Adults & 13 Children: Ages 15, 14, 11, 10, 7, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1 week
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“The day I stepped into Hope House, I was no longer homeless.
This is a true home here. I am so grateful.” -Jillian, guest
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We thank you for your support & recent donations. If you can help us out, we greatly appreciate it.
Our immediate needs are:
- Paper towel
- Toilet paper
- Baby wipes
- Sunscreen
- Laundry detergent
- Dryer sheets
- Floor cleaner
- WalMart Gift Cards
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A number of our guests right now have vehicles and greatly appreciate gas assistance. Kwik Trip Gas Cards ($10 or $20 increments. Guests use these to get to appointments, interviews and look at housing)
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Deliver Hope With Us! Become a Volunteer | |
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How You Can Help
There are many ways you can serve our community and support our mission. We work directly with people going through difficulties that are associated with homelessness. Because of our faithful volunteers, we are able to provide shelter, support, food and resources to help them achieve sustainable independence.
We would love to have you bring your talents and passion to Hope House through volunteering. We have nightly 5-8pm shifts, 3 hour shifts during the daytime weekends from 8-11am, 11am-2pm, and 2-5pm; and also special projects as needed. We will find out what works best for you!
Our volunteer training is available online and will share our policies and procedures, along with more information about our residents and homelessness.
How to Apply as a Volunteer?
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer or would like to hear more about volunteer opportunities, please complete our form online to introduce yourself so we can work together to create a giving experience that will effectively serve community & meet your needs as a volunteer.
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Our donors make it possible for us to continue our mission of helping families and individuals experiencing homelessness achieve sustainable independence. The success stories of our guests would not be possible without community support.
In Their Words
“While being at Hope House, I was faced with many challenges. Throughout my stay here, the staff always had my family’s best interests in mind. They pushed for me to meet my goals. The love and support they have given will stay with me and my kids forever.”
– Tia, guest
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Year in 2022 Review
Facts to Know
- Families with children take priority
- Families in county take priority
- We function off of a contact list
- Our contact list fluctuates with daily inquiries and averages between 50-100+ people (in & out of county)
- We are funded by government grants and private donations. Our donors make it possible for us to continue our mission.
- Our capacity is 26 people
- We have 7 bedrooms (one per family)
- Familes have two full kitchens, full laundry facilities, a large indoor playroom & secure playground to use
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Statistics
- 88 individuals served
- 31 adults (26 women, 5 men) and 57 children
- 22 total families, 6 remaining in the house
- 8 out of the 22 families were unsheltered (staying in a place not fit for habitation) the night before program entry (36%)
- 82% of those served found permanent housing (62 leavers, and 52 had positive outcome)
- Average length of stay was 79 days
- Celebrating 6 years of service at our current location
- 25,000+ bed nights provided since opening our static site in 2017
Home With Hope
Our aftercare program, Home With Hope, provides ongoing case management for those families who want to continue working with us to help maintain their housing stability. When our guests find housing and move from Hope House, they often do not have items to help furnish the place to make it a home. Home With Hope also provides household items, cleaning products, kitchenware, rugs, shower curtains, garbage cans and more from our stock of donations. We also provide donations of beds, furniture and other household items to help them in their new home.
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