Freedom House Ministries

HOUSE OF HOPE KANSAS CITY IS A CHRISTIAN-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING A TWO-FOLD MISSION THAT INCLUDES: 1) A COMPREHENSIVE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR HURTING TEENAGE GIRLS, AND 2) A FAMILY COUNSELING CENTER THAT SERVES TEENAGE BOYS AND GIRLS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 BROUGHT INCREDIBLE GROWTH TO HOUSE OF HOPE KANSAS CITY, NOT NECESSARILY IN THE NUMBER OF OVERALL FAMILIES SERVED, BUT IN SETTING UP OUR ORGANIZATION FOR MAXIMUM CAPACITY MOVING INTO THE FUTURE. AT OUR ANNUAL "NIGHT OF HOPE" FUNDRAISING EVENT IN SEPTEMBER 2022, WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE ALL THE FUNDS NEEDED AND EVEN SURPASS OUR GOAL OF $63,000 BY $20,000 FOR THE START-UP COSTS TO LAUNCH OUR BOYS RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM THAT WILL PARALLEL OUR GIRLS' RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM. THIS FUNDRAISING EVENT CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO HOUSE OF HOPE KC HAVING OUR HIGHEST AMOUNT EVER RAISED IN ONE FISCAL YEAR, AT OVER $430,000. WITH THESE FUNDS IN PLACE, WE WORKED WITH OUR VENDORS AND OUR CHURCH PARTNER VOLUNTEERS TO GET ONE OF OUR BUILDINGS "READY FOR RESIDENTS". WE EXPERIENCED A RECORD NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS THAT PAINTED WALLS, CLEANED OUT AND SET KITCHENS AND STORAGE AREAS, PULLED UP CARPET, AND WORKED ON OUR LANDSCAPING. WE BROUGHT AWARENESS OF THIS PROJECT TO OUR DONOR AND PARTNER BASE IN APRIL 2023 WITH A GRAND OPENING EVENT, AND BEGAN HIRING MALE STAFF FOR OUR BOYS' PROGRAM IN MAY 2023. THE END OF OUR FISCAL YEAR BROUGHT US AS AN ORGANIZATION TO MAXIMUM READINESS TO BE A RESIDENTIAL THERAPEUTIC PROGRAM FOR BOTH GIRLS AND BOYS. WE HAVE SINCE TAKEN IN OUR FIRST TWO MALE RESIDENTS AS OF SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2023. IN ADDITION TO THIS MONUMENTAL PROGRAM EXPANSION, HOHKC ALSO SERVED 16 FAMILIES THROUGH OUR OUTPATIENT FAMILY COUNSELING CENTER, ADDED 4 MORE CHURCH PARTNERS TO BRING US TO 15 TOTAL, AND LED 13 GIRLS THROUGH OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM. HOHKC IS NOW POISED TO REACH MORE TEENS WITH HEALING FROM THEIR TRAUMA, AND LEAD MORE FAMILIES TO RESTORATION.