The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are.-Maya Angelou December 21, 2021 · Written By Eric L. Bucey Twenty years ago, Susi became a first-time homeowner with assistance from HOPE, Inc.’s predecessor, Mountain Shelter. Susi, a single mom, and her then 9-year-old daughter
Hope is the thing with feathersThat perches in the soulAnd sings the tune without the wordsAnd never stops — at all --Emily Dickenson December 20, 2021 · Written By Eric L. Bucey A self-described military brat who had lived all over, including in fast-paced cities both domestically and abroad, Frankie moved to Wythe County
November 5, 2021 · Written By Andy Kegley Too many times, it’s been said, that a picture is worth a thousand words. Such might also be said about this nice line graph, except insert ‘houses’ for ‘words.’ For thirty plus years, HOPE, Inc. has collected annual building permit data from the Town of
October 28, 2021 · Written By Andy Kegley Ten years ago, HOPE had the not-so-crazy idea that a proposal for grant funding from the local Wythe-Bland Foundation to build capacity for its stakeholder non-profits through a bookkeeping program would be a win-win-win proposition. It’s been good for the partner non-profits and their volunteer board
June 28, 2021 · Written By Andy Kegley Many non-profits operate on a fiscal year which ends on June 30th. HOPE and Open Door Café are among those scrambling now to close out the year, tighten up spending, prepare for end-of-the-year inventory counts, all while trying to build and approve a budget for the
May 17, 2021 · Written By Andy Kegley Here’s a little different Monday morning message, inspired by a totally random sticker I found on a light pole during my walk to the post office a week or two ago. Wytheville is privileged in more ways than one to be the crossroads of the Mountain
Jan 29, 2021 · Written By Andy Kegley During 2020, feel-good stories just have not felt as prevalent as in years past. But we have been fortunate to have a few in what has been a tough year for all. One of our major goals here at HOPE Inc. is to help those seeking
December 31, 2020 · Written By Andy Kegley For a while, beginning in the 1980s and 1990s, the little community of Ivanhoe in southeast Wythe County was the epicenter of a national, even international, grass roots community development movement. And leading that charge was the epitome of a homespun native, Maxine ‘Mack’ Waller, who
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