HOPS, Inc. started as the HOPS Program in Wolcott, Connecticut in 2018; a therapeutic after school group that grew from 4 children ages 7-9 years old to a multi-group after school and summer therapeutic program serving over 40 youth ages 4-18 years old. The HOPS Program, like HOPS, Inc., made every effort to engage youth and connect with the community; holding Halloween parties with a haunted house built and ran by the HOPS youth, art shows put together by the HOPS teens, and summer college tours to build, inspire, and connect youth with their community.

HOPS, Inc. forms as its own independent company, with the same mission and guiding principles as it the HOPS Program.

The mission of HOPS, Inc. is to inspire, support, and encourage the healthy and positive development of children and adolescents by fostering the development of core strengths, improving important relationships, providing youth with the tools and opportunities to be successful, and building connections between youth and their community. 

HOPS Inc. contributes to the success of youth by offering an afterschool and summer program that is designed to support change and foster growth and empowerment. HOPS, Inc. provides youth and families with mental health services and access to behavioral health interventions. HOPS, Inc. builds connections within the community and inspires youth by connecting them to the resources they need to achieve their goals.

HOPS, Inc. seeks to build a network of youth and family services that makes a positive impact on communities worldwide. We will bring youth services to communities where youth struggle to connect to the services necessary to be successful. We will help youth and families define and achieve success, build relationships within the community, and strengthen supports within their environment.

HOPS youth will build confidence and feel motivated towards positive futures. They will be given the opportunity to talk through their challenges, identify new strategies to interact with their environment, and practice new skills in a safe and supportive environment.

HOPS, Inc will also build partnerships and relationships with other providers in the community through active engagement in schools, hospitals, and juvenile justice systems. We will also offer educational opportunities and curriculum support to assist those interested in touching the lives of youth and families as a wide to support worldwide support of the success of youth and families in our communities.

1.       All youth possess the ability to be successful when provided with the tools and support to do so.

2.      All youth have strengths and resiliencies that when channeled, may lead to great success once the strength is recognized by others, the youth is made aware of this strength, and allowed to use and grow it in a positive and reinforcing way.

3.      By engaging youth with their families, positive support, growth opportunities, and the community, youth can be successful.