Hope Center Foundation

R.E.A.D.Y. (Recruit, Employ, Advance & Develop Youth) - To Work is a twenty-week job readiness program designed for low-income youth ages 16-24. The goal of the R.E.A.D.Y. To Work program is to provide exposure and to prepare participants for the workforce by providing career training. Using creative methods, the Hope Center Foundation will recruit, employ, and develop youth by guiding them to become better citizens through active involvement in the workforce.

The organization provides assistance to those in need each year. The Food give-a-way provided 440 boxes of food and meals to families and supported 449 program participants. Transportation grants through Ventra gift cards were given out to cover ride-sharing expenses to assist clients with their transportation needs.

Hope Center Foundation,in partnership with Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives (CNI) and United Power, will create a pathway to economic opportunity, homeownership, and generational wealth for low-to-moderate-income residents of the Roseland community in Chicago. The "Reclaiming Communities" project involves the construction of 1000 single-family, affordable homes to help residents invest in and revitalize their own communities.