Hopewell Inc

TO PROVIDE FOSTER CARE, RESIDENTIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND COUNSELING SERVICES.

COMPREHENSIVE FOSTER CARE:INTENSIVE FOSTER CARE SERVICES PROVIDING PRIVATE PLACEMENT IN INDIVIDUAL HOMES FOR 497 CHILDREN AND TEENS IN HOPEWELL FOSTER HOMES IN FY23. THREADED THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR FOSTER CARE WORK IS A FOCUS ON PERMANENCY. WE WORK TO SECURE A PATH TO A PERMANENT HOME FOR THE CHILDREN AND TEENS IN OUR CARE WHETHER THAT'S THROUGH REUNIFICATION WITH THEIR BIRTH FAMILY, A KINSHIP PLACEMENT, ADOPTION, OR LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP.

EDUCATION:RISE PROGRAM - WE ADVANCE EDUCATION EQUITY FOR CHILDREN EXPERIENCING FOSTER CARE THROUGH OUR RISE PROGRAM. CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE FACE SOME OF THE LARGEST EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GAPS OF ANY GROUP OF CHILDREN IN MASSACHUSETTS AND THESE DISPARITIES CAN HAVE LIFELONG EFFECTS. OUR NEWEST PROGRAM PROVIDES CHILDREN IN GRADES K-3 WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FOSTER CARE WITH BUILDING BLOCKS THEY NEED TO BECOME STRONG READERS AND WRITERS. CHILDREN RECEIVE PERSONALIZED, ONE-ON-ONE LITERACY TUTORING AT THEIR HOMES. EACH SESSION INCLUDES EMBEDDED OPPORTUNITIES TO PRACTICE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS. CAREGIVERS RECEIVE SUPPORT SO THEY CAN ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHILD AND PROMOTE LEARNING. RISE ALSO COORDINATES SERVICES AND INFORMATION SHARING AMONG SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (DCF). IN FY23, WE SPENT 786 HOURS WORKING ON EARLY LITERACY SKILLS WITH DOZENS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS AROUND GREATER BOSTON. HOPEWELL ALSO LAUNCHED IN FY23 ITS FIRST EVER SUMMER READ-A-THON WHERE STUDENTS WERE EXCITED TO READ WITH THEIR TUTORS AND CAREGIVERS TO REACH THEIR GOALS.

RESIDENTIAL SERVICES:ADULT SERVICES - IN FY23, WE SUPPORTED ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES THROUGH THREE MAIN PATHWAY: A) 11 INDIVIDUALS LIVING ON THEIR OWN, TO SUPPORT THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND CAPACITY TO PROVIDE LOVING CARE TO THEIR CHILDREN, IF THEY ARE PARENTING; B) 19 INDIVIDUALS AND 14 CAREGIVERS VIA OUR SHARED LIVING PROGRAM, WHICH MATCHES EACH INDIVIDUAL WITH A MEMBER OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY; C) 21 INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN FIVE STAFFED COMMUNITY HOME AROUND GREATER BOSTON.MY FIRST PLACE PROGRAM WE SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE "AGING OUT" OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AS THEY LAUNCH INTO ADULTHOOD. YOUNG PEOPLE OFTEN FACE UNCERTAINTY AS THEY ENTER ADULTHOOD, AND THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE DOING IT WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF A PERMANENT FAMILY. TO HELP THEM REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AT A PIVOTAL TIME IN THEIR LIVES, WE PROVIDE YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE TRANSITIONING OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM WITH SHARED, RENT-FREE APARTMENTS. WITH A STABLE PLACE TO CALL HOME AND INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORTS FROM OUR TEAM, YOUTH FOCUS ON THEIR EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT GOALS, BUILD COMMUNITY, AND ESTABLISH FOUNDATIONS FOR LONG-TERM SELF-SUFFICIENCY. IN FY23 HOPEWELL SERVED 40 YOUTH IN THE MY FIRST PLACE PROGRAM.

COUNSELING SERVICES:FAMILY SUPPORT & STABILIZATION - SUPPORTED OVER 1,200 CHILDREN AND FAMILY MEMBERS WITH OUR FAMILY SUPPORT AND STABILIZATION (FSS) PROGRAM IN FY23. AT HOPEWELL, OUR CLINICAL AND SOCIAL WORK TEAM PROVIDED INTENSIVE IN-HOME SUPPORTS TO FAMILIES INVOLVED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (DCF) WHO ARE WORKING TO MAINTAIN OR REGAIN CUSTODY OF THEIR CHILDREN. THE GOAL IS TO KEEP FAMILIES INTACT THROUGH A COMBINATION OF CRISIS INTERVENTION, FAMILY COUNSELING, AND REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY SUPPORTS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY WORKING SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH FAMILIES TO NAVIGATE THE EFFECTS OF TRAUMA, RECOGNIZE STRENGTHS, PRACTICE EFFECTIVE PARENTING SKILLS, AND ENGAGING PROBLEM-SOLVING.