Description
Hope Unlimited was founded in 1991. The organization's U.S. office is located in southern California and is active in two states in Brazil, Sao Paulo and Espirito Santo. Hope Unlimited's model program, The City of Youth, resides on a 35-acre campus in Campinas, Brazil. The site includes dormitories, classrooms, vocational training facilities, a farm, recreational facilities, offices, and a chapel. The model has expanded to include a satellite facility for girls (Hope Ranch) and a graduate homes, located an hour away in Sao Paulo. Hope's newest campus is called Hope Mountain. The mission of Hope Mountain is to give new life to the street kids in the cities of the state of Espirito Santo, especially the incarcerated youth of Vitoria. Conditions in the prison are worse than the streets, with minimal sanitation and terrible overcrowding. These conditions breed more crime, worsening rather than rehabilitating prisoners. Thankfully, the state is eager to release well-behaved young offenders to Hope's care. Modeled after the City of Youth program in Campinas, Hope Mountain is a comprehensive residential campus with dormitories, a cafeteria, classrooms, a working farm, an infirmary, and recreational facilities.
