Serving Central Louisiana

Programs

Our Services

HMIS

Children’s Services

We are very proud of the Children Services Program at Hope House. With so many child-centered learning activities, the annual outcomes are better than ever. The children are engaged in age appropriate learning activities that foster their quest to know more. The Pre-K Readiness Program for the 3-5 year old children is helping prepare the young ones for pre-k so that they will be ready to learn in a classroom setting. We want to ensure that they are on target for promotion to Kindergarten. The Extended School Day Tutoring Program assists school-aged children increase their academic performance levels. Our goal is to help the homeless children we serve stay in school, promote each grade level, and ultimately graduate high school and have a desire to further their education through college attendance or vocational learning. Homeless children often struggle with their homeless plight and have difficulty focusing on school. Most of the time they are worried about where their next meal will come from or where they will sleep from night to night. Being homeless is not easy for children or anyone for that matter. Hope House strives to bring continuity and stability to their lives with the focus on feeling secure and safe. The Children Services Program is always seeking volunteers to help with facilitating activities that are designed to empower the children toward success. Call 487-2061 Extension 205 or email childservicemgr@cenlahopehouse.org to learn about the opportunities available. You can make a difference in the lives of the homeless children we serve!

Wish List

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Gift cards for Walmart (Please specify “for children’s services” when donating.)

These will be used for the childrens’ individual needs, supplies for our children’s programs, gas for our van to take the children on field trips.

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Brand new children’s shoes, especially school appropriate-tennis shoes

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Plastic storage containers/bins with a lid

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Light, muslin swaddle blankets to promote safe sleep

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Fresh or freeze dried fruit and other healthy (unexpired) snacks

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Mini water bottles for summer excursions

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Fidgets, especially pop-its and sensory bottles

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VOLUNTEERS! There are many opportunities to help out.

supervising field trips
assisting in sorting donations
aiding our children’s library cataloging project

Please also check out our Amazon wish list that is frequently updated with current needs.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3JTYGL0ATBLN6/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex

For more information on how you can make a difference in the lives of those residing at Hope House, call 318-487-2061 Extension 205 or email childservicemgr@cenlahopehouse.org

HMIS (Homeless Management Information System)

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ServicePoint is an HMIS system used to track the homeless in Central Louisiana. This Internet driven service was patterned after a pilot project in Shreveport.

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ServicePoint links service agencies together through the Internet using a closed intranet system.

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ServicePoint is now serving all 8 parishes.

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A total of 12 agencies are actively using the system with an additional 94 agencies and programs listed on ResourcePoint.

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Agencies can use this system to make referrals and track their clients from agency to agency. It will also allow each agency to collect data necessary to support and obtain grants.

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ServicePoint is just one more way we are “Building Futures Full of Hope”.

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This program is a region-wide project in collaboration with the Central Louisiana Coalition to Prevent Homelessness.

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It provides comprehensive case management with state-of-the art technology, client tracking and systematic data collection tools that can be utilized by area agencies of Region VI.