Q:
Who does the House of Hope serve?
A:
Homeless women with children
Q:
Do you serve battered women only?
A:
No. We serve any woman with children who feels that she is ready to make the changes necessary to build a firm foundation for herself and her child/children.
Q:
How long has House of Hope been serving the community?
A:
Since 1995
Q:
How did House of Hope start?
A:
A group of people from several churches and businesses began meeting at Nazareth Lutheran to address the problem of homelessness in the Waterloo/Cedar Falls area. Reverend Homer Larson originated the idea.
Q:
What ages of women do you serve?
A:
Our program is designed to serve young women, but we serve all age women who have young children. Our average age of women served is 18-25 years.
 
Q:
Where does the program get its funding?
A:
Grants, fundraisers and donations
Q:
What kind of services do you offer the women?
A:
Assistance with employment and/or educational concerns or goals. Budgeting, in-house food pantry, case management, in-house women’s groups, community referrals, clothing and household items, parenting, personal issues, etc.
 
Q:
How many women and children do you serve at one time?
A:
Ten moms and twenty-five children at full capacity.
Q:
Do you have a waiting list?
A:
Always! It averages between 30-65 families at any one time.
 
Q:
Do you need volunteers?
A:
Yes! We need mentors, babysitters, painters, office workers, etc. We always need helpers!
Q:
What donations do you take besides financial donations?
A:
Anything for women and children. Clothing, toys, items for starting up a household, furniture, bedding, towels, pots and pans, silverware, food items, paper products, laundry soap, etc.
 
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