“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness.”
Desmond Tutu
Short-Term Goals
Our primary, most immediate goal that we are working toward at this time is to be able to fulfill our mission to provide emergency housing for Madison County residents who are in crisis. In order to accomplish this, we are currently working to raise funding to purchase land, a home, or refurbish a donated home. Our vision is to be able to have a home that is move-in ready and fully furnished, so that whenever a local resident has an emergency situation arise (for instance, a house fire), they can work with Hope Hill to have a safe, comfortable place to live in Madison County on a temporary basis at no cost to them.
Long-Term Goals
Our long-term goals are primarily two-fold.
First, we would like to expand beyond a single house and have multiple homes or perhaps a small community of smaller homes that could provide temporary shelter to those in emergency situations.
Second, we would like to be able to provide assistance to the many students with unstable housing situations in Madison County Schools. We anticipate that this would take the form of a network of host families that can help provide temporary housing in their own homes, but there are still many legal issues to be worked out in this area.
Needs
Our current needs are:
- Monetary donations
- Donations of land or homes
- Madison County land owners who would be willing to grant us a long-term, low-cost lease on property
- People willing to serve on our board of directors to help move us toward our goals
- Volunteers who can donate time or resources to assist with our mission