Senior citizen-volunteers Eheart has envisioned and created a miracle in establishing continuity, stability, and, above all, hope in the disrupted and unsettled lives of scores of foster children. In a way, her work anticipated the new CFS emphasis on human development over the lifespan. You have these throw-away children that probably won't be adopted and aren't going to go home. You also have foster and adoptive parents that need extra support to care for these special children and seniors challenged by loneliness and fixed incomes. One parent in each family receives a salary and stays at home to care and nurture the children.
Parents are married or single and represent diverse races and backgrounds.
They commit to life-long parenting and to raising up to four Hope children. Some parents come to Hope Meadows with their own natural or adopted or foster children, and the community contains a mix of children, with and without special needs. At Hope, parents receive support in the form of weekly training sessions and on-site professional staff and counseling. The housing, salary, and professional services combine to help the foster and adoptive parents succeed in providing a permanent family experience to the children. A nearby athletic forum offers opportunities for indoor walking, and the complex features both a lake, and a golf course.