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About Fostering Hope Initiative

Location:

3737 Portland Rd NE, Salem, OR 97301, US

Mission Statement

Imagine...every child and youth in every neighborhood growing up in a safe, stable, nurturing home, enjoying good health, succeeding in school, and continuing on to financial self-sufficiency.

Description

Fostering Hope Initiative is a neighborhood-based collective impact initiative designed to strengthen families, mobilize neighborhoods and promote optimum child and youth development. It is a partnership of nonprofits, schools, businesses, local government, the faith community and parents joining together with a common goal.

Fostering Hope Initiative Neighbor Connectors

Strategically located in neighborhoods where needs are high and resources are few, each of our Neighbor Connectors becomes an expert in knowing the needs of the neighborhood and meeting those needs in sustainable ways.

Safe Families for Children

A network of volunteer host families provide loving homes where parents can place their children in times of crisis and have the support to work through challenges without fear of losing custody of their children.

Father Taaffe Homes

Expecting and single mothers ages 12 to 20 are given a safe and nurturing environment to gain knowledge and skills in prenatal care, parenting, running a household, and creating healthy social connections to help them succeed as a single mother.

Strengthening, Preserving, and Reunifying Families

A unique, intensive treatment program for families who are struggling with the challenges of substance abuse. Counseling and support services are provided in a healthy, nurturing treatment community with safe, stable housing and child care.