The Ministry For Hope Inc

TO PROVIDE HELP TO INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN NOT FIND HELP IN THE FORM OF HOUSING, COUNSELING, AND OTHER SUPPORT SO THAT THEY CAN EVENTUALLY LIVE PRODUCTIVE INDEPENDENT LIVES. HOPE HOUSE PROVIDES HOPE, CARE AND COMPASSION TO NEARLY 2,000 INDIVIDUALS IN NEED EACH MONTH.

COMMUNITY SERVICES - COMMUNITY HOUSE - SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1980 WITH 10 BEDS IT HAS GROWN TO A 30 BED HOUSE THAT PROVIDES A COMPASSIONATE APPROACH TO CRISIS INTERVENTION AND A RESIDUAL COMMUNITY FOR HOMELESS YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEED. THE PROGRAM SERVES PRIMARILY YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 21 YEARS. IT OFFERS A CREATIVE LIVING SPACE WHERE A YOUNG PERSON CAN GROW AND DEVELOP. ST. FRANCIS HOUSE/HOPE ACADEMY - A LONG-TERM NON-TRADITIONAL RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR ADDICTION AND ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY HOUSE. ST LOUIS DE MONTFORT ACADEMY - AN ALTERNATIVE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION AND PRIVATE TUTORING STAFFED BY A PRINCIPAL AND VOLUNTEER TEACHERS. WISDOM HOUSE - A RESIDENCE FOR LONG-TERM NEEDS OF BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, 21 YEARS AND OLDER IN A CRISIS SITUATION OR HOMELESSNESS IN A SEMI-STRUCTURED LIVING ENVIRONMENT. SIENA HOUSE- A HOME FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

COUNSELING SERVICES - CENTER OFFERING FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, SOCIAL SERVICES ASSISTANCE AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNSELING AND SUPPORT. STAFFED BY A HOST OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, THE HUMAN SERVICES CENTER SERVES THOUSANDS OF ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COURSE OF A YEAR. INCLUDED IN THE COUNSELING SERVICES ARE INDIVIDUAL, MARITAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING, ADDICTION COUNSELING INCLUDING ALCOHOLISM, CO-DEPENDENCY, EATING DISORDERS AND SEXUAL ABUSE. THE CENTER ALSO SERVES AS A MEETING PLACE FOR VARIOUS THERAPY GROUPS AND SEVERAL TWELVE-STEP PROGRAMS.

MONTFORT THERAPEUTIC RESIDENCE - CONSISTS OF COMMUNITY HOUSE AND SCHOOL FOR YOUTHS AGES 11-18 WHO ARE COURT REMANDED. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES INTENSE THERAPY TO REHABILITATE YOUTHS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE DETAINED IN THE COURT SYSTEM. THESE CHILDREN ARE IN A TIME OF GREAT CRISIS IN THEIR YOUNG LIVES AND THEY ARE PROVIDED WITH A HEALTHY STABLE ENVIRONMENT, A SCHOOL PROGRAM, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, GROUP DYNAMICS AND EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL OUTINGS. ITS GREATEST GIFT IS PROVIDING AFTERCARE SERVICES WHEN A YOUNG PERSON RETURNS HOME.

PAX CHRISTI HOSPITALITY CENTER - A 25 BED EMERGENCY RESIDENCE FOR MEN OVER 16 PROVIDES THOSE IN NEED ON LONG ISLAND A COMPASSIONATE TEMPORARY RESIDENCE OFFERING SHELTER AND FOOD, HUMAN NEEDS AND SERVICES, ADVOCACY AND NETWORKING.