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Frequently-Asked Questions
What is Hope Village?
Hope Village is an innovative program, which will recruit and launch new adoptive families of foster children who have no other option for a permanent family. It will do this through the development and support of intergenerational neighborhoods.
It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that uniquely meets two of today’s most pressing social challenges – children in need of families and older adults in search of purpose.
What are the main goals of Hope Village?
- To move children who are effectively trapped in the foster care system into adoptive homes
- To create intergenerational neighborhoods to provide extenede support to adoptive familes and to create purpose and meaning in the lives of older adults
- To inform policy, legislation, and practice regarding the adoption of hard-to-place children, post-adoption support, and successful aging
What is the difference between a Hope Child and a Foster Child?
- An adoptive family and an exit from foster care
- One stay-at-home parent
- Sibling groups kept together
- Many "grandparents" next door
- On-site therapy as needed
- A safe, diverse, caring community
Is long-term foster care an acceptable outcome for Hope?
Absolutely not.Children trapped in foster care often experience multiple placements, fall behind developmentally, sibling groups are separated, and educational, emotional and behavioral problems mount.Within a caring, intergenerational community, families can receive the support they need to adopt successfully many of the waiting children who would, otherwise, have a high probability of aging out of the system.Children at Hope find permanent adoptive families.
Are parents researched thoroughly before entering Hope?
Children at Hope find permanent adoptive families. Prospective Hope parents go through stringent screening and background checks, including fingerprinting and in-depth interviews.
Children at Hope find permanent adoptive families. Prospective Hope parents go through stringent screening and background checks, including fingerprinting and in-depth interviews.
Hope Village INC
P.O. Box 13256
Scottsdale, AZ 85267-3256
Email: Hope Village
