A safe place to land, and a real plan for what comes next.
Hope Haven serves Harris County, Texas — housing plus one-on-one support for young women ages 18–24 leaving foster care, homelessness, and harm.
5–10
young women supported at a time
$250,000
annual operating cost
12–24 mo
of support each
6 mo
minimum aftercare
A bed is not a plan
Shelter without case management sends young women back to the same street in ninety days.
Aging out is a cliff
At 18 the paperwork stops. Housing, ID, insurance and income all come due at once.
Danger fills the gap
Where there is no safe adult, exploitation and violence find the opening first.
Eight kinds of support, delivered together
Each participant gets a written plan within 30 days, built with her not handed to her
Housing stability
Housing search, landlord relationships, deposits, move-in, and tenancy coaching.
Case management
Assessment, an individualized plan, referrals, advocacy, and regular progress reviews.
Health coordination
Nurse-led navigation of insurance, primary care, reproductive and prenatal care, behavioral health.
Future Ready
School planning, résumés, interviews, training, job placement and retention coaching.
Growth Hub
Life skills, budgeting, emotional wellness, healthy relationships, and self-advocacy.
Empowerment Hub
Mentoring, recreation, leadership, and the permanent adult connections most have never had.
Transition and aftercare
Permanent housing planning, warm handoffs, and follow-up for at least six months after exit.
Nurse case management
Founded and led by a registered nurse of sixteen years — health is built into the plan, not bolted on.
Five stages, from the first phone call to a year after she leaves.
Stage one
Engagement
Referral, eligibility, safety screening, orientation, and a baseline assessment.
Stage two
Stabilization
Housing, health, ID documents, benefits, transportation, immediate safety.
Stage three
Growth
Education, employment, life skills, money management, counseling, mentoring.
Stage four
Transition
Permanent housing, steady income, community ties, exit planning.
Stage five
Aftercare
Scheduled follow-up, crisis prevention, referrals, and outcome tracking.
What we hold ourselves to, every year
70%
maintain or exit to safe, stable housing
80%
engaged in school, training, or work
80%
connected to the healthcare they need
70%
increase income, benefits, or stability
100%
have a signed plan within 30 days
80%
name at least one permanent
supportive adult
85%
report respectful, useful services
100%
offered six months of aftercare
Charlene was a mother of five. She was raised by an aunt, she was vulnerable, and she was killed when her daughter was nine.
Circumstances shape a beginning. They do not have to decide the ending.
What every participant hears on day one
- You are not alone, even when life feels isolating.
- Your past does not define your worth or your future.
- There is hope, even when you cannot see what comes next.
- You deserve safety, dignity, opportunity, and support.
- We will work with you, not decide for you.
$250,000 a year keeps the doors open for ten young women.
$50
A month of bus passes so she can keep the job or the class.
$250
Birth certificate, state ID, and the records she needs to exist on paper.
$1,000
A move-in kit: deposit help, a bed, dishes, and a locking front door.
$5,000
Three months of nurse case management for the whole cohort.
$12,000
Half a year of housing and basic-needs assistance for one participant.
$25,000
Sponsor one young woman's full first year — housing, case management, health, and aftercare.
Tell us what you need. We will take it from there.
One email, one phone number, a real person.
Rooted in faith, flourishing in transition
- info@charleneshopefulhaven.org
- 346-322-0982
- Harris County, Texas
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