Author: Kendra McHugh

This is such a difficult time for our nation. It is especially difficult for prisoners and their families. Not surprisingly visitation has been cancelled, so in many cases families are left not knowing about the health and well being of each other. Volunteers are also not allowed in for the time being so we cannot even report back to families about their loved ones. As far as we know the prisons in which we work are not on lockdown, at least not for virus related reasons. We hope and pray for strength and courage for our families and for all of us as we weather this crisis....

For the most part Hope House staff are telecommuting at this time. The programs we can safely manage are continuing. Our office phones are still being answered, so feel free to check in with us....

Our Father to Child Summer Camps are scheduled for June and July. We are currently in negotiation with the prisons to determine whether we will be able to go ahead with them as planned, postpone them, or cancel them all together. Of course this will be determined by whether Covid19 is under control by then or not. We will post again as soon as there is anything to report. ...

The holidays are just around the corner and you can be a part of making them a bit brighter for Hope House families by helping us provide some of our community’s neediest children with gifts. In some cases the gifts we provide are the only ones that are under their trees. You can shop online at our Amazon gift list,  or contact us to drop off gifts or volunteer at the party....

Please join us as we celebrate our families and the art that was created at our camps this year with some great food, live music, a terrific silent auction, and our families' vision of a perfect day together reflected in their life-size multi-media murals....

We are hosting our 19th annual Holiday Party for Hope House families on Saturday, December 15 12 – 2pm.  We need lots of new unwrapped  gifts for Hope House Kids age infant to 18 and Moms as well (we have a mother’s gift room for the kids to “shop” for their mothers.  In addition we are looking for desserts and volunteers.  For more information call Hope House at 202-506-2253....