What is the Willard Hope Center?

Why is the Willard Hope Center needed?

• The Hope Center is an afterschool program which serves children in grades third through 12th. It provides a safe environment for the children where they receive:
  • A safe place to gather
  • A snack and a meal
  • Help with homework
  • Activities and games
  • Opportunities to build relationships with caring adults
  • Learn about God’s love for them and how to lead a Christian life

IT IS NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER!
The Hope Center provides a chance for children to build relationships with caring adults and to learn of Christ's love for them.
Growing up today, is different from many of us grew up. Families stayed together. Families went to church together.
When Covid became a reality many children becam lost.

Some of the children who attend are growing up in dysfuntial homes
Some of the children who attend are growing up in broken homes
Some of the children who attend have parents who left their lives
Some of the children who attend are being raised by grandparents and sometimes great grand parents
Many children are looking for adults to talk to them, to care about them, to show them they are important.

​The Hope Center provides an environment where children feel as if they are part of a family.

DOES THE HOPE CENTER MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

EXCERPT FROM A LETTER FROM A MEMBER OF THE HOPE CENTER

My friend who was cutting last year was not a friend, but me. You don’t even know how much helped me throughout that year. Every compliment you gave me, every encouraging thought you put through my mind, it saved me. You gave me a reason to stay. You showed me that people need me in this world and that God loves me.