THE MISSION OF HOPE HOUSE

Hope House is dedicated to providing abandoned, abused, poverty-stricken boys with a safe and loving home. All children receive a primary education and vocational training. They are taught relational skills that enable them to mature socially and develop needed confidence. Hope House is a children's shelter that provides housing and foster care for boys from the age of 6-18. Government agencies take these boys from unsafe homes and place them in the foster care of registered orphanages while permanent housing is found, a process that may take several years. Boys that had zero dreams and most often, no birth certificate, are given genuine encouragement and a schedule of disciplined hours to learn to read and write. They also learn about God, His

ways, His love and His promises.  When the boys arrive, they have no possessions only the clothes they are wearing. Often times they came from homes that did not have running water, or a roof. Some have never sat at a table to eat a meal, been to school, or owned something as meager as a belt, a blanket, or a coffee mug of their own.  Many have been the subject of horrific abuse, or they have personally watched their mothers and siblings being beaten, even die at the hand of their father.  Hope House is a faith-based organization that operates with the help of volunteers and from donations by people who desire to make a difference in the life of a child. 

Upon arriving at Hope House, each boy receives clean clothing, a school uniform, their own bunk and a coffee mug with their name on it. All boys are given the opportunity to earn merits for good behavior and doing chores. By collecting good merits they can purchase luxury items such as hair cream, new shoes, books, cologne and other prized personal possessions.   

All boys receive medical and dental care.  They also receive counseling from a qualified therapist. Once a boy reaches the age of 18, according to the Mexican government, the teen must depart from any state authorized institution.  Hope House works hard to prepare them by teaching the boys how to read, write and a trade that will allow them to be self-supporting.

Hope House receives 2-3 calls per week from the Mexican government with candidates to interview.  All boys admitted to Hope House have been rescued by the government from an unsafe home. Because of limited funds and qualified staffing, Hope House is unable to provide a home for any boy that has tested positive for drug abuse.  Find out how you could make a difference. Click onto the HOPE HOUSE NEWS link entitled: How your GIFT of HOPE works --- Thanks!