House of Hope Guidelines



Please note: These guidelines are not meant to convey the entirety of our transition home’s operational policies. They are provided to give a sense of program eligibility, function, and policy.
  1. House of Hope will supply residents with a place to live, laundry and cooking facilities, telephone and television service, and access to social assistance. Residents must pay a small program fee, a flat utility fee, supply their own food, and provide their own transportation.
  2. Residents must be 18 years or older. Housing priority will be given to former Casa de Vida maternity home residents.
  3. Residents must be clean, sober, and free of severe mental illness. No alcohol, drugs, smoking, contraband, weapons, violent, or abusive behavior will be allowed.
  4. Residents may stay at the House of Hope for up to 6 months.
  5. Only the Mother and her infant child are eligible to reside at the House of Hope. Older children or significant others are not presently eligible.
  6. All residents must be employed, pending employment, or participating in a qualified study/work plan approved by the staff social worker prior to moving into the House of Hope.
  7. Child care must be arranged prior to moving into the House of Hope. The staff social worker is available to assist potential residents in this regard.
  8. Residents must return to the House of Hope by 9:00 pm Sunday through Thursday and by 10:00 pm Friday and Saturday.
  9. All visitors to the House of Hope must obtain a pass from the main house and return it upon leaving. Overnight guests are not permitted.
  10. The House of Hope is a “smoke-free” environment. Candles and incenses are also not permitted.
  11. Pets are not permitted at this time.
  12. Residents are required to meet weekly with the staff social worker.
  13. Resident is responsible for her child at all times!
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