Program areas at Resources of Hope
The Clothing Closet is the biggest program at Resources of Hope. More times then not, when kids enter into foster care their only possessions are the clothes on their back. At The Clothing Closet each child receives up to two weeks of clothing, socks, shoes, underwear, diapers, wipes, car seats, cribs, bedding, toys, hygiene products, etc.
In order to maintain your foster license, you need to have a certain number of hours of DCS approved training hours. We offer monthly Foster Parent Trainings. All of our trainings are approved by Indiana Department of Child Services to meet their credentials. Previous trainings have included: Caring for Ethnic Hair, QPR- Suicide Prevention, CPR, Trauma Based Care, Couples Conflict Resolution.
Teen Connect is our second largest program. We meet weekly with youth ages 12-17 that are currently in foster/kinship care or those adopted from it. At all of our events, we engage in dinner and conversation. We also have a planned activity of interest to the teens while teaching valuable life skills. The goal of Teen Connect is inspiration, personal advancement and empowerment. We believe that these goals can be achieved through engaging activities and relationships with others in a positive atmosphere.