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Founded | 1994 |
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Founder | Junior League of Memphis, Tennessee |
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Hope House is a nonprofit organization for children infected or affected by HIV/AIDS and their families in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It was founded in 1994 by the Junior League of Memphis [1] and opened in 1995. [2] Its mission is "to improve the quality of life of HIV-impacted children and their families by addressing their educational, social, psychological and health needs". [2]
Founded as a respite care facility for women with HIV/AIDS, it gradually transformed into a daycare center for their children and finally into an education center and social services organization. It is the only daycare center in Tennessee specifically for HIV-affected families and one of only a few in the United States. [1] [3] The majority of students are from low-income African-American families. [1]
Most of Hope House's operating budget is received through monetary donations, city, state, and federal grants, and grants from national and international organizations. In-kind donations of supplies are also received. [1]
Hope House offers education (including a GED program) for parents, counseling with social workers, and a housing program, as well as other resources for HIV-positive women. [4]