How many people can you house?
Hope Haven can house a total of 24 single adults at 1109 Oak Street and 14 families at 801 S. Treadaway.

How long can someone stay?
The program allows for people to stay a total of 12 months. Currently, the average stay is approximately five months.

How many times can people use your program?
Residents may participate only once in Hope Haven's program.

What is required to stay in the program?
All residents must have a full-time 40-hour-a-week job; attend classes for a GED if required; and remain drug and alcohol free the entire time they are in the program.

What is the process to enter the program?
In addition to the intake process, all prospective residents must undergo a criminal background check for violent offenses; a test for Hepatitis A, B, and C; a test for Tuberculosis; and a drug/alcohol urinalysis. All of these tests must come back clean to qualify for the program.

Does it cost anything to live at Hope Haven?
Yes. All residents are required to pay $1 a month for rent.

What do you provide?
Hope Haven provides food, clothing, shelter, transportation, medical, counseling, and safety. In addition, all basic needs such as soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, etc., are provided as needed.

Is there a waiting list to get in to Hope Haven?
There is periodically a waiting list to get into one of the facilities.  It takes approximately 5 days to process new residents.

How many people have you helped?
Hope Haven has averaged approximately 100 men, women, and children each year for the past five years. Unfortunately, Hope Haven also turned away 878 people in 2002.

Are there any age restrictions?
Residents must be at least 18 years old and children within families can not exceed 10 years of age, when they move in. Hope Haven has had three babies born while the family was living in the facility, while the oldest resident to date, was 67 years old.