The Hope House Center for Women, located at 1567 N. Eastman Road, Suite 1, in Kingsport, provides walk-in services for expectant and new mothers who find themselves in crisis situations. The center serves single women as well as married couples. Single fathers and other caregivers may be eligible for services as well. Offering a hand UP rather than just a “hand-out”, various incentive programs are designed to support and encourage pregnant mothers through their pregnancies and into the first years of their babies’ lives. They have the opportunity to earn free maternity and baby items through a points program. As well as confidential pregnancy testing, the center offers options counseling, various classes throughout the month covering topics such as prenatal & postnatal care, childbirth, new infant care, early childhood development, parenting instruction, abstinence awareness and family planning, Bible study, and life skills such as financial management, employment skills, setting goals, and a monthly support group.
Hope House also has a residential housing program, located in Kingsport, Tennessee, provides expectant mothers facing unplanned pregnancies who have no support, support; who have no hope, hope; who have no direction, direction. Our program offers safe, secure, and supportive long-term housing (up to two years) to pregnant women free of charge.
The United Way of Greater Kingsport supports Hope House through 2 programs: Fresh Start and Restart.
The Fresh Start Program offers support services for pregnant women, new parents, and extended family members who are in crisis concerning pregnancy, parenting, and providing basic needs for themselves and their young children.
The Restart Program reaches out with love and support to moms and babies in our community with what they need to grow, succeed, and become self-sufficient.
You can find out more about Hope House here: http://www.hopehouse.us/services.html