History

We’ve been working in the Cedar Valley for over 25 years.

In 1995 a group of concerned church leaders in the community formed the Christian Community Development (CCD), a holistic approach to serving from within, to address the growing problem of homelessness among single mothers in the Cedar Valley. Starting with a peer support model, evolving over time into a trauma informed care model, House of Hope has been a support system for hundreds of families who needed the opportunity to land on their feet. Over the years, House of Hope grew from 7 to 10 families. In June 2018 House of Hope opened their doors to a brand-new building expanding services to 15 families. Additionally, the Pillars Program was established and began providing transitional housing for 5 women aging out of foster care.  In order to address the growing waiting list, House of Hope started to serve through Outreach, increasing services to over 125 families per year.  House of Hope continues to expand in 2025, building an addition on to one of the current houses in order to prevent more homelessness from occurring within women and children in the Cedar Valley.

Our Mission

House of Hope provides single-mother families and women who age out of foster care with individualized support and transitional housing to achieve secure families, independence and permanent homes.

Our vision is to end the cycle of homelessness in the Cedar Valley with respect, empowerment, stewardship and accountability as our core values.