Reaching Out Spring 2003

Strong families make strong communities

Hope Makes a Difference
Hope Rescue Mission called, "A Light In The Heart Of The City" will begin the initial phase in the construction of their Family Life Center in late February/early March. Part of the funding for this project was recently provided by a grant from Wells Fargo Bank trusts.  

In a joint effort with Home Management Resources, grant requests were made to Well Fargo Bank with the result being; $8,000 award to Home Management Resources. This will enable Home Management to present the "New Beginnings" series to Hope’s families on their site; $50,000 award toward building costs of Hope’s Family Life Center.

Hope’s project to Rebuild Family Life will include programming for women and families that have been created internally, as well as those from other organizations with which Hope had developed partnerships. Home Management Resources will provide a key program component of the Family Life Center.

Home Management Resource’s vision is closely aligned with Hope’s. Both organizations have mission statements that emphasize improving the quality of life for the disenfranchised of our community, making the two organizations a good partnership.

Most of Hope’s residents come from dysfunctional homes without the benefit of family nurturing. As a result, they have experienced little positive modeling of healthy relationships. An environment that is clean and ordered, with daily responsibilities clearly defined as a system of accountability firmly in place is foreign to most of these men and women and their families. Hope’s desire is to provide the most effective programming possible to foster strong self-discipline and tools for managing a family and household. "Home Management will be filling a ‘gap’ in our programming that families desperately need to make the transition into permanent housing", says Bruce Yerry, Executive Director.

This is foundational to Home Management, which has been strengthening families through the Family Life Seminar for over fifteen years. More recently the "New Beginnings" series, developed specifically to address the needs of the homeless, has been experiencing great success at the Center For The Homeless.

To provide an optimum environment for learning, Hope intends to offer Home Management Resources approximately 1,650 square feet of on-site teaching space for its New Beginnings series. This will include three separate areas:

Lecture classroom 645 sq. ft.

Playroom for program participants’ children 313 sq. ft.

Kitchen/teaching area 690 sq. ft.

Home Management is honored to be chosen to partner with Hope in its continued effort of offering life-changing programs and services for the homeless and poor of Michiana.

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