Hope Unlimited For Children, Inc
Transforming the lives of children at mortal risk, providing them and their future generations a productive future and eternal hope.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Founded in 1991, we address the problem of street kids in Brazil. In the late 80s and early 90s vigilantes shot the kids as they slept on the streets at night. We rescue these kids and through a residential program in two locations in Brazil – Campinas and Vitória – we offer a family environment, life skills and vocational training that enables our graduates to break the generational cycle of poverty, ignorance and abuse.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Hope Unlimited for Children
Rescue. Transformation. ReEntry.
Hope Unlimited rescues street children abandoned into poverty, violence and early death. Hope transforms the young lives to re-enter society as responsible, self-sufficient adults. Hope means real, long-term solutions able to break multi-generational cycles of violence and abuse.
Hope Unlimited provides a Place of Safety and Love
-Children at Hope Unlimited often are referred by the courts, sometimes as an alternative to prison.
-Hundreds of former street children find a homelike environment and Christian house parents at three beautiful rural ranches near Sao Paulo and Vitoria.
-Staff are trained Brazilians who care about each child's wellbeing.
Healing. Learning. Growing.
-Focus on a relationship with Jesus Christ only He can heal their wounded hearts.
-Daily mentoring in responsible living and critical life skills.
-Full academic curricula.
-Advanced vocational training in marketable job skills.
-By age 18, youth graduate with vocational certifications and move to a graduate home for a six-month transition into independent living.
-The Graduate Center provides counseling, job placement services, and university scholarships for any graduate - even emergency housing and worship services.
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of thrift stores
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, People of Latin American descent, At-risk youth
Related Program
Hope Unlimited for Children
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Hope Unlimited has thrift stores that sell donated items. Our stores are able to bring in of 30% of our Brazilian income.
Number of programs in Brazil
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, People of Latin American descent, At-risk youth
Related Program
Hope Unlimited for Children
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Hope Unlimited offers residential care, traditional educational opportunities, vocational training courses, and graduate transition assistance.
Number of vocational training courses
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, People of Latin American descent, At-risk youth
Related Program
Hope Unlimited for Children
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Hope Unlimited offers vocational training courses to prepare our students to learn skills and knowledge for a specific job.
Number of mission trips from the US per year
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, People of Latin American descent, At-risk youth
Related Program
Hope Unlimited for Children
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Each year, Hope Unlimited receives missions groups from churches from the US that travel to Brazil to serve our staff and students.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our mission is to transform the lives of children at mortal risk, providing them and their future generations with a productive future and an eternal hope. We not only want to meet the short-term needs of these kids: food shelter clothing etc., we want to teach them love and respect, life skills and a trade (vocational training) so they can thrive. Our goal is not just the kids today, but their kids. We consider ourselves successful when our students graduate, live in a stable living situation, are financially self-sufficient, and can provide not just financially but the love and life skills that their children need. We take a long-term generational approach.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Having done this for 28 years, we have had a great deal of time to perfect our methods. Today we have an eight pronged approach which we call our "Eight Pillars of Success," which include the following: a positive peer culture, social parents who commit to love and raise kids who previously been told they are unwanted and then abandoned, a transitional program that gives them increased responsibility as they grow older and more mature, and a graduate program that teaches them intentional life skills, and preparation for a job/career. In fact, we create our vocational training courses based upon the jobs that are available in the local economy. We train our residential students and members of the community in a skill/job that will enable them to earn money and be financially self-sufficient (successful).
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Since we have been in existence almost 29 years, we have a great deal of experience. We are also highly successful. After graduation, 92% of our graduates are in a stable living environment and financially self-sufficient. We use the eight pillars in addition to a village of professionals: social workers, psychologists, and all of our staff members work together as a team with the same approach of love structure and discipline. Today, we have over 100 full-time staff members in Brazil at our two locations. They meet frequently for leadership training, in addition to sharing a multifaceted approach to the growth and well-being of all students.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
As stated above, we have worked with 23,950 kids. Having said that, the need is enormous since there are 7–8 million street kids currently in Brazil. We are limited only by our vision and our funding. We intend to continue offering both the residential and bus-in vocational training programs that we offer today. Additionally, we seek funding through government grants and corporate support in Brazil, and through individual donors and churches in the US to grow our programs. We have the space on both campuses to expand our vocational training programs. We would like to add an additional 100 students every morning and afternoon to each program.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We have a large portion of constituents who engage but we would like to increase it
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Operations
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Hope Unlimited For Children, Inc
Board of directorsas of 06/16/2023
Paul Husby
Paul Husby
Stan Pierson
Sean Rutter
Neil Greenhalgh
Casey Miller
Dwayne Souza
David Nowell
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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