The 1st Annual Hope Open On April 21, we came together with friends, supporters, and community partners to raise awareness and funds for One Hope United at our first annual Hope Open at the Biltmore Miami. At One Hope United, we have one goal: to bring hope to children, youth and families. And we achieve this goal
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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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Thriving Together 2025: Recap Because of your generosity, we raised over $220K at this year’s Thriving Together Luncheon — directly supporting our Hope House program, which provides a stable, family-like home for youth ages 13–17 involved in the child welfare system. Unlike traditional facilities, Hope House is a “family home” emphasizing genuine connections, understanding, love, and acceptance. We advocate for youth
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A Day in the Life: Barbara Mathis, House Parent at the DeLand Hope House At OHU’s Hope Houses in Florida, we create a nurturing, family-like environment for children involved in child and family services and the juvenile justice system. Our unique “No Eject, No Reject” approach emphasizes genuine connections, understanding, love, and acceptance. Meet Barbara
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Dually-Involved Youth Build Bright Futures at Hope House Michael* first visited Hope House in October of 2020. Without this community home-based program, where only four teenage boys live and receive treatment at a time, he would have been forced to move to a locked down facility in Michigan. Still, Michael was skeptical about Hope House at first. When Josie Bayona, Director of
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