Hope House of St Croix Valley

Corporate foster care: our residential program offers professional staffing and support services in our privately owned home located in stillwater. Our home serves up to four adults, with each person having their own bedroom and bathroom. Staffing ratios are determined by the supervision and support needed by the individuals. We encourage everyone to participate in household decision making, meal planning and community activities. We feel this contributes to a family-like home environment. Our services are designed to provide person centered planning and individualized supports which promotes personal success and happiness. All staff are provided with orientation and extensive training that includes but not limited to, person centered planning, first aid, and medication administration.

Hope at home program services: independent living skills services in order to assist individuals with achieving the highest level of independent living, we provide independent living skills (ils) staff to educate and support individuals in daily living skills. Our ils staff will provide competency and expertise related to service needs and resources, be accessible to individuals and team members, and provide transportation to service-related appointments. Areas of service include household management, financial management, health care management, time management, safety and self-care, problem solving, housing, employment, and community integration. 24-hour emergency assistance programs this service offers crisis prevention support to clients who live in the community. Individuals receiving 24-hour emergency assistance have daily phone contact and weekly physical meetings with professional staff. Additionally, clients have 24-hour access to staff in order to address emergency needs including but not limited to: on-call counseling, problem solving, or an immediate response to health care or personal emergency. Our 24-hour emergency assistance service offices out of Washington county and currently serves clients in hennepin, ramsey, and Washington counties. Service areas will continue to expand based on referrals. The program did not have any related income or expenses during 2022, but the organization is still looking into the possibility of providing home services.