Hope Haven at a Glance Mission
Hope Haven, a foundation of recovery, provides life skills for chemically dependent
adults and families within a supportive residential environment leading to independence.
Clients
Hope Haven provides residential recovery services for up to 275 homeless men,
women, and children annually.
Licensing
Hope Haven is a United Way agency and is the only licensed aftercare provider
in Mecklenburg County serving individuals and families. It is a NC State Licensed
Therapeutic Community and Therapeutic Home for Individuals with SA Disorders
and Their Children.
Funding
With an annual budget of $3.03 million dollars, Hope Haven receives 30% of its
funding from contributions and grants, 25% from agency contracts, 18% from the
US Department of Housing and Urban Development, 12% from United Way, 11% from
resident fees, and 4% from vocational training programs such as catering and
commercial laundry.
Leadership
Alice Harrison, President/CEO; Nicole Gardner, Board Chair
History
Founded in 1976, Hope Haven
owes its start to the efforts of pioneers, Arietta Black
and Alice Trotter. Concerned
with the lack of residential services available for alcoholic
women in early recovery, they walked door-to-door collecting
signatures of support for residential women’s services. In
1977, Hope Haven leased its first home, and opened its
doors to house five women. Today Ms. Black is still
an active lifetime member of Hope Haven’s Board
of Directors. Ms. Trotter passed away in 1994.
For more than 30 years, Hope Haven has responded to
critical community issues, homelessness and substance
abuse. Hope Haven is dedicated to rebuilding lives
through provision of support services yielding healthy
recovery and economic independence.
Through the years,
Hope Haven has experienced tremendous growth and expansion. A
permanent housing facility was built in 1992. The
house is located in Dilworth and is home to 12 Hope Haven
graduates. Male residents
reside in a safe, supportive recovery environment, maintain
employment and are contributing members of society.
In 1990, several programs were consolidated and moved
to the current location on North Tryon Street. The
Villages of Hope Haven, a beautiful 11.6 acre substance–free
recovery campus, consist of a 10,000 square foot resident
services center, a 7,500 square foot conference center,
transitional housing units, administrative space, a chapel,
commercial greenhouse, a commercial laundry, a commercial
kitchen and dining area, clothing closet, computer lab,
library and meeting rooms. The “Villages” project
included major renovations of the former Villager
Inn Motel and conference center. To date, $6.5
million of community funding has been leveraged to complete
the essential renovations.
Once a thriving hotel and conference center, the property
in the early 90’s fell prey to drug dealers and criminal
activity. Within the year prior to Hope Haven’s arrival,
local police reported over 600 calls to the Villager Inn
site. Today, Hope Haven’s strong community presence
has effectively changed all that! The agency is committed
to providing quality comprehensive services to its residents,
as well as partnering in the revitalization and empowerment
of the community.
