Arms of Hope is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit Christian care organization that assists children and single-mother families in need. Arms of Hope's facilities include Medina Children's Home (60 miles northwest of San Antonio) and Boles Children's Home (40 miles northeast of Dallas). The facilities have over 150 years combined experience in comprehensive residential care programs for children. Arms of Hope also reaches disadvantaged children in their own neighborhoods in various communities with its Outreach Ministry programs.
Arms of Hope provides a safe haven and Christian environment for children and single-mother families by helping them avoid homelessness, poverty, abuse and neglect and by leading them to lives of sustaining and productive citizenship. Our residents attend public school, nearby universities or trade schools and participate in school, church and campus activities.
The Residential Child Care Program meets disadvantaged children’s physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs in a warm family-like atmosphere where houseparents function as mother and father figures. Residents range in age from 5 to 18 and live in cottages with eight to ten children.
This program helps families (mothers, fathers, grandparents, guardians) who realize they need help in raising their children. Families are often in conflict. They face issues ranging from homelessness, poverty, alcohol or drug abuse, violence, serious illness, abuse, incarceration, abandonment or the death of a family member.
Children are accepted into the Residential Child Care program based on need and without regard to race, sex or national origin and are treated with dignity and respect.
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| Tuesday: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM |
| Wednesday: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM |
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Arms of Hope provides for College and Career student’s basic daily needs including shelter, food, clothing, supervision, and education. These students are given the opportunity and encouraged to develop spiritually and physically while being taught social skills, life skills, and a strong work ethic.
Assists Arms of Hope high school graduates with support through college, trade school or into their first job and sometimes includes accommodations for graduates who have not yet found a place to call home.
Services Provided:
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Safe Lodging
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Support with Educational Goals
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Case management
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Counseling services
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Life skills training
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Spiritual activities and events
Program acceptance and admission based upon full Application Form completion and submission.
Realizing that inner-city poverty-stricken families desperately need physical, emotional, and spiritual services, Arms of Hope has initiated a Family Outreach Program.
Services Provided:
- Networking and referrals to other non-profit agencies and organizations to ensure that each family can receive the maximum amount of support available
- Facilitate and offer Christian counseling to help heal wounds and begin the journey to emotional stability
- Connect the families to a loving church that will provide a safe place to worship and introduce the family to a community of Christ-centered followers
- Provide practical life skills training including budgeting, parenting skills, and help with the job application process
- Help with rent, groceries, and utilities costs
Makes life a real choice by helping expectant single mothers prepare for motherhood while providing shelter, necessities and skills needed to care for their newborn babies.
Our Right Start Program ensures first time expecting single mothers that they and their baby are loved and will begin their special journey as a parent in a safe and nurturing environment.
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Helps motivated single mothers and their children transition into successful, independent futures by providing parenting skills, career training and a home in a peaceful and safe environment.
Appropriate referrals to the program include mothers who:
- Are having difficulty providing for the physical needs of their children.
- Can make use of the resources and opportunities provided in order to return to a community with greater ability to provide for their family.
- Are seeking educational and/or job training opportunities in order to become financially independent.
- Are willing to grow spiritually and participate in worship and spiritual activities on a regular basis.
Services Provided:
- A home and necessities
- Education or trade school training
- Public school system located close to AOH campuses for their children
- Case management services for mothers and their children
- Counseling services and psychological testing for mothers and children
- Parenting and life skills training
- Spiritual activities and functions
Program acceptance and admission based upon full Application Form completion and submission.
To complete an Application Form, click here.
We welcome your generous donations of time and talent in helping us improve the lives of many children and families. All volunteers ages 14 and up must successfully complete a background check before beginning service on one of our campuses. Please complete the volunteer application below and you will be contacted soon.
Click here to fill out the volunteer application.