Impact Stories

Give: Eat at Open Door Café

By |2024-10-16T19:55:17+00:00October 12th, 2023|Impact Stories, News, Zero Hunger|

Oct 12, 2023 · Written By Eric L. Bucey Emily and Zach Cooley had not visited Open Door Café for lunch since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time the café had relaxed volunteer opportunities and was operating similar to a traditional soup kitchen. Guests could dine in or carry out

Walk A Mile in Their Shoes

By |2024-10-07T19:49:27+00:00October 25th, 2022|Housing First, Impact Stories|

October 25, 2022 · Written By Cris Shinault I was blessed to be a Girl Scout leader for several years and it prepared me for my job with HOPE, but not in the way you might think. We regularly completed a unit with the girls alongside the Wythe County troops called Walk-A-Mile in My

Faces of HOPE — Meet Susi

By |2024-10-07T19:08:34+00:00December 21st, 2021|Housing First, Impact Stories|

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

Faces of HOPE— Meet Frankie

By |2024-10-07T18:48:49+00:00December 20th, 2021|Impact Stories|

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

The Path to a Forever Home

By |2024-10-04T17:26:41+00:00January 29th, 2021|Andy, Impact Stories, News|

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

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