Announcing Hope House United We are excited to announce the launch of Hope House United, a new division dedicated to expanding its innovative Hope House model across the country, bringing more effective, community-based care to youth with complex behavioral and emotional needs. Child welfare systems are evolving from large residential settings toward smaller, family-based environments
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One Hope United Partners with University of Illinois Chicago We are excited to announce that we are partnering with the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) to expand our successful Hope House program in Illinois and strengthen the evidence base for national replication. This collaboration will focus on a rigorous, data-driven evaluation of the Hope House
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Program Spotlight: Transition Age Youth Services (TAYS) One Hope United’s Transition Age Youth Services (TAYS) program in Highlands County supports young people ages 13 to 23 who are or were in foster care by helping them build life skills, access education, and prepare for adulthood and independence. Recently, youth participating in TAYS completed a creative, hands-on project
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National Adoption Month In the last year, there were over 300,000 children in foster care seeking reunification, guardianship, or adoption. According to research done by The National Council for Adoption, there are over 70,000 children in foster care awaiting adoption. Meet Joyesa, Wally, and Veronica. A family who found each other through One Hope
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Meet Katrina, Foster Parent Support Specialist for Intensive Placement Stabilization Services Katrina has worked at OHU since September 2024, coming aboard as a Foster Parent Support Specialist for the Intensive Placement Stabilization (IPS) program. Before starting at OHU, Katrina was an entrepreneur, dabbling in many different fields. She was also a foster parent with OHU,
One Hope United Celebrates Grand Opening of Hope Center Pilsen New Location Brings Vital Services to Youth and Families in the Chicagoland Area One Hope United expands to Pilsen in response to critical needs in our region. Hope Center Pilsen brings vital services to youth and families in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. In 2023,
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One Hope United Celebrates Successful Open House at New Hope Center Mattoon New Collaborative Space Will Serve as a Hub for Supporting Youth and Families One Hope United (OHU) proudly celebrated the grand opening of Hope Center Mattoon with an open house and toy drive on December 4. Community members gathered at the beautifully remodeled
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One Hope United Hosts Open House at New Hope Center Champaign New Location to Provide Vital Services for Youth and Families in the Champaign Area One Hope United (OHU) proudly celebrated its newest location, Hope Center Champaign, with an open house on Wednesday, October 2. Community members gathered at the new office space in North Champaign,
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OHU Pilots Free Clothing Store for Children in Foster Care Lake Villa, Ill. (Jan. 27, 2023)–One Hope United launched its first “Hope Closet” event on Dec. 28 at boy’s residential campus, Ermit L. Finch Campus at Lake Villa. Clothes, shoes, and winter wear were donated to the organization by Indiana nonprofit, Cross Border Partners. The private
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One Hope United Facilitates Adoption One Day Before Youth’s 18th Birthday Steven Ivy, foster and adoptive parent, describes the moment when his 17-year-old foster child, Michael, asked to be adopted, as one of the happiest in his life. Michael and Steven wanted to make sure Michael was legally adopted before he entered adulthood, because they
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