Our Services: Placement and Programming

HOPE's service model is designed to provide high-value, high-acuity residential care bundled with measurable programs that promote long-term youth independence

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Core Residential Placements

We provide specialized, round-the-clock care in a non-institutional, family-style setting for youth aged 2-23. Our dual capacity ensures the right fit for every youth referred.

Holistic Family-Style Residence: Provides comprehensive, trauma-informed care and stabilization for the universal youth population. This model supports trauma intervention, behavioral regulation, and family reunification efforts.

Specialized Identity-Affirming Residence: A dedicated residence prioritizing LGBTQIA2S+ youth or those actively exploring their identity. All staff in this stream receive advanced SOGIE (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, or Gender Expression) training

Specialized & Measurable Programs

HOPE's residential care is differentiated by bundling three specialized, outcome-focused programs into the per diem rate. These programs are designed to deliver measurable results in healing, identity exploration, and independence readiness, which justifies our high-value positioning with CAS.

HOPE Wealth Builders: Financial Literacy & Independence

This program is central to preparing youth for successful, independent adulthood, directly aligning with the government mandate that extends support for life skills and financial development up to age 23.

Goal: To instill financial literacy and competence, focusing on building self-advocacy and independence (Self-Efficacy).

Structure: Delivered through bi-weekly financial literacy workshops and dedicated 1:1 coaching sessions.

Key Activities: Youth engage in mock budget management to gain practical experience.

HOPE Kitchen/Hands: Practical Life Skills & Creative Development

This program ensures youth leave care with the fundamental practical skills needed to thrive on their own.

Goal: To build essential practical life skills and creative competencies, focusing on the empowerment necessary for successful transition out of care.

Structure: Delivered through practical, hands-on workshops.

Key Activities: Focuses on cooking and creative skill-building workshops.

HOPE Pride Program: Identity Affirmation & Advocacy

This specialized program is a key component of the Identity-Affirming Residence and provides the high-value specialization demanded by CAS Equity divisions.

Goal: To provide culturally responsive, identity-affirming care, upholding the dignity of youth by affirming diverse cultural, gender, and sexual identities (Respect).

Delivery: Provided specifically within the specialized Identity-Affirming Residence, and available to other youth as appropriate.

Staffing: This stream requires staff with advanced Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, or Gender Expression (SOGIE) training to provide affirmation, advocacy, and protection from rejection.

Key Activities: Includes weekly peer groups and rights education.

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Supporting Services

HOPE also provides specialized staff and support to clients in other settings.

Community-Based Staffing: Providing specialized, trained Child and Youth Worker (CYW) staff to CAS, foster parents, and other agencies on a contract basis.

Crisis Stabilization: Offering mobile support for youth currently placed in shelters, hotels, or hospitals, helping prevent escalation.

Respite and Reunification Support: Providing short-term relief for family or foster homes, including in-home support for families working toward reunification.