Suspenders and Wildflowers – Congrats, Christian and Talitha!
This Friday, the Hope House family, plus some Colorado family, witnessed the marriage of two Hope House kids, Christian and Talitha. They both graduated Hope House, went on to missions work for awhile, and were hired back as staff. Both are well-loved, efficient helpers around campus and are very obviously well-loved. View wedding pictures here.
Colorado Family is Here!
This week marks the start of the much-anticipated visit from our Colorado family! This group flooded our campus last weekend, bringing cheer, VBS, and all-around fun. All this week, they will be hosting a VBS for the kids and participating in campus life. Every year, the visit from the Colorado family is one of the... Read More
Congratulations, Graduates!
This weekend, Hope Christian Academy held their graduation for 7 seniors. It was a happy cry event, as the students expressed their appreciation for the people who had helped them get to this point. Teachers and students seem to have an extra special relationship at Hope House. Many of the graduates never really thought they... Read More
Hope House – A Unique Children’s Home (New Video!)
This was created by Matt Hasselblad, a former Hope House kid.
Up Close: Matthew H.
Matthew came to us 1998. After being adopted from Russia, things weren’t working well with his family, and he came to stay at Hope House at the age of 10. He was highly energetic, intelligent, and got bored easily. Like many children at Hope House, he was also diagnosed with an attachment disorder. During high... Read More
Track Meet!
Today was the first track meet of the year for the Cross Country team! We met at Borah High and Hope House students participated in the long jump, the 1500, 100, 50, and 3000 meters, and the relay browse this site. Several of the students showed their incredible athleticism and all the hard work and... Read More
Cause + Event: Boise (5K & 10K)
This weekend, the Cross Country team (plus a few others) participated in a 5K and 10K in Boise. Nate P, one of our staff, wrote this about it: 1) Today, we took the kids to a 5K and 10K. It was called Cause + Event: Boise. People were raising money for our kids. Their pain... Read More
Spring!!
Spring is coming, and as the Idaho sun starts to show its face, we’ve been able to get out more, have spring break, and start looking forward to summer! Spring break was a good mix of cleaning up the campus and some fun activities. This week we’re having a group called “Thirst,” here, they’re volunteering,... Read More
Drama Class Skits!
Tonight is the first performance of this year’s drama class! They are performing “The 3 Questions,” an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s classic, “America’s Idols,” about Christians and American idolatry, and “Survival,” about peer pressure and true friendship. The first performance starts at 7 PM. There is also another set of performances next week. <a class="gdlr-button... Read More
Christmas 2015
Hope House Christmases are amazing. Certain members of the community just pour out their hearts and give to help make sure the kids have a good Christmas. And, in the end, both the kids and the volunteers get more out of it than they could have ever imagined. So to those of you who made... Read More