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Hope House Home for Children exists to provide a home for children between the ages of six and eighteen [and those who turn eighteen prior to or during their senior year in HS] who are emotionally
impaired, developmentally disabled, and or come from dysfunctional families. Hope House serves children from all areas of the United States, though the vast majority come from the western United States.
Children from other countries may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Hope House provides a home for those young people who may have "fallen through the cracks" of other governmental and/or private agencies. |
 Welcome to our website! Hope House is a non-profit Christian children's home that accepts youth whom state agencies and other private homes and local organizations are unable or unwilling to care for. Many of our children come to us with varying degrees of physical, emotional and educational difficulties. Some come to us with abandonment issues ( RAD, reactive attachment disorder, AD, attachment disorder ), FAS ( fetal alcohol syndrome ), ADD ( attention deficit disorder ) learning disabilities, abused, and in some cases, with reports of nothing more than bad behavior and stamped as incorrigible. Some come to us from loving, supportive families and some come to us with no families. We believe that all youth deserve the opportunity to succeed! |
In 1973, Donnalee Velvick saw a need for a home that would benefit "hard-to-place" kids. Children who have mental, physical, and/or emotional challenges often "fall through the cracks" in our society. Her dream grew and developed into Hope House Home For Children. Hope House was originally located just west of the city limits of Nampa, Idaho, on approximately 75 acres in six different homes according to age, gender, and ability. In 2004 we relocated to Marsing, Idaho. We provide a home for approximately 40 youths under the age of eighteen and approximately 20 disabled young adults. Our staff consists of twelve full-time volunteers who live on the premises, miscellaneous college Interns and student helpers, as well as teachers, cooks and ( more ) |
Hope House Inc | P.O. Box 550 | Marsing, ID 83639 | Phone (208) 896-4673 | Fax (208) 896-5353