Hope House (Memphis, Tennessee)

Hope House Day Care
Founded1994
FounderJunior League of Memphis, Tennessee
Location
  • 23 Idlewild St., S. Memphis, TN 38104

Hope House is a nonprofit organization for children infected or affected by HIV/AIDS and their families in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It was founded in 1994 by the Junior League of Memphis[1] and opened in 1995.[2] Its mission is "to improve the quality of life of HIV-impacted children and their families by addressing their educational, social, psychological and health needs".[2]

Founded as a respite care facility for women with HIV/AIDS, it gradually transformed into a daycare center for their children and finally into an education center and social services organization. It is the only daycare center in Tennessee specifically for HIV-affected families and one of only a few in the United States.[1][3] The majority of students are from low-income African-American families.[1]

Most of Hope House's operating budget is received through monetary donations, city, state, and federal grants, and grants from national and international organizations. In-kind donations of supplies are also received.[1]

Hope House offers education (including a GED program) for parents, counseling with social workers, and a housing program, as well as other resources for HIV-positive women.[4]

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