Hope Center for Children

Residential programs for youth in foster care: the Center provides around-the clock care for Children who are victims of abuse or neglect, through our residential shelter, and group home for teenage girls and boys, and sibling groups. These programs served 54 Children during the fiscal year 2023, 44 Children during fiscal year 2022, offering an evidence-based model that creates a family style environment and helps youth internalize the social and life skills they need to be successful. 100% of the residents in the group home taking the casey life skills test showed life skills improvement in pre and post-test and 100% of school aged residents in the emergency shelter attended school regularly.

Family Center community support services: this program provides a risk assessment and in home case-management services to lower risks of child abuse/neglect. Families are referred by the sc department of social services when a report is made to them which points to support needs but which does not contain information which would meet the legal definition of maltreatment. The program served 955 parents during fiscal year 2023, helping them to overcome social isolation, meeting their child's basic needs, inappropriate supervision, etc. The program is voluntary, serving only the parents who accept services. Last year, 100% of families completing services showed a decrease in their risk factors upon closure. The Center served 4,206 Children and 5,883 individuals during the fiscal year 2023. They served 3,808 Children and 5,843 individuals (Children plus parents) during fiscal year 2022.

Positive parenting program: also called triple p, this parent education model is proven to help parents feel more confident in navigating their child's most challenging days. This program has an array of interventions designed to offer tip sheets or a one-hour seminar up to a more intensive 10-week intervention for highly motivated parents or caregivers struggling through a real behavioral problem with a child. The Center provides many of these directly, but also supports other organizations in spartanburg who implement the model. The program served 604 caregivers during fiscal year 2023; 859 caregivers during fiscal year 2022. for caregivers completing the intensive level 4 and dealing with challenging circumstances during fiscal year 2023, based on a pre and post-test, 77% had better knowledge of their Children and 95% had an increased ability to handle difficult parenting situations and for caregivers completing the intensive level 4 and dealing with challenging circumstances during fiscal year 2022, based on a pre and post-test, 100% had better knowledge of their Children and 94% had an increased ability to handle difficult parenting situations.

Transitional living program: this program serves runaway or homeless youth between 16 and 22 years old, making sure that in 18 months of service, they save money for their next permanent residence, get a job and gain the skills to be self-sufficient. Many youths served were formerly in foster care. The program served 15 youth during the fiscal year 2023. The program served 19 youth and had a waiting list of zero youth during fiscal year 2022. During fiscal year 2023, 100% of those served showed improvement in knowing how to keep themselves safe, and 100% believed they had safe housing at discharge.

The clinical arm serves both residents in Hope Center's care as well as Children, family, and adults in the community. All residents benefit from the assessment functions of this arm and residents not connected to a therapist at intake benefit from therapy as needed. In 2022 the residential arm of clinical support services served 37 youth while the community arm served 3 clients. In the 2023 fiscal year, the residential arm served 50 youth while the community arm served 30 clients. The community arm is growing and will see a significant increase in clients served in 2024.