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A Beautiful Setting for Moms with Kids

Hannah's Hope Facility for Homeless Mothers with Children in Reading, PA, Berks County
Located on Upland Avenue, Reading, PA we provide a beautiful setting for women who are looking to make changes for a lifetime. We offer each family a private suite, including their own bedrooms and a bath. Our large, open-concept gathering area has a living room and dining area, where families congregate for weeknight family dining, and opportunities for week-night programming for adults. This concept of living in community helps families build relationships and trust among one another, find friendships and share resources.

Our professional staff, interact continually with our clients, guiding them through our comprehensive programming. We look at each family holistically and work personally with both moms and children. Each family is treated with respect and love, while expectations are high, we understand each family comes to us from differing backgrounds, levels of education, and family dynamics.
 

What We Do


Our Long-Term Approach Works!

We invite families to enter our program for 8-12 months, allowing them the time needed to gain the skills and access the resources from both Hannah’s Hope and our many community partners to start their new journey to independent, confident living.

How We Do It

We work with a goal-oriented model for each mother and family. Starting with immediate, short term and long-term goals, each client has an individualized program that she and her case manager work through. Weekly one on one meetings help moms stay on their course. The goals are set by our moms, while staff will help guide them to meet these goals. This “one on one” approach is key to the success for every mother as she is gaining independence for her family.

Every client agrees to the following protocol:
  • Setting life-changing goals and working a customized plan to succeed
  • Attending weeknight programming, such as budgeting, life skills, parenting, bible study, nutrition, conflict resolution, other programs as offered
  • Mothers must be employed or be in an approved educational program
  • A weekly meeting with a Case Manager is required
  • Each mom is required to be in therapy with the therapist of her choice

Our Guiding Principles

Resiliency

We work on building women’s strength and confidence, put them in control of their lives, improving their ability to become successful community citizens, ready to make good decisions in the future.

Compassion

We lead with the compassion of Christ.

Excellence

We commit to providing the best from ourselves and from those we serve.

Collaboration

We believe in working with other organizations, collaborating with donors, volunteers, and those we serve to leverage all resources and opportunities that result in positive change for those we serve.

Forward-Looking

Never satisfied with the status quo, we constantly think about what is next for those we serve and for our ministry.

Community-Minded

We support the community we live and work in, we are committed to the growth and success of all, lifting others up and serving others.
SUPPORT US OUR IMPACT

Our CoreTeam

Board of Directors

Karen Marsdale, President

Retired, Greater Reading Chamber Alliance


Barb Bieber, Vice President

Retired, American Cancer Society Berks County


Cindy Rutt

Santander Bank

Yomari Salvador-Rivera

Program Supervisor, Street Medicine, Tower Health


Darlene Imbesi

Founder and President, Contemporary Insurance Inc.


Will Lockhart
Grace EC Church

Partners

Alvernia

BCIU

Berks Coalition to End Homelessness

Berks Community Action Program

Berks Community Health Center

Berks Counseling Center

Berks County Assistance Office

Berks County Children and Youth Services

Berks Homes

Berkshire Psychiatric

Berks Women Inspiring Women

Ethosource

Career Link

Clare of Assisi House

Concern Wyomissing

Domestic Relations

Essig Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

Family Promise

Mary's Shelter

Mercy Ministries

Opportunity House

Penn State Health

Comfort Pro, Inc.

Penske Transportation Solutions

RACC

Reading Housing Authority

Safe Berks

Salvation Army Hamburg

Salvation Army Reading

Service Access and Management 

Signature Family Services

St Joseph's Family and Women's Care Barta

United Way of Berks County

Women in Motion

Trisha Reed & CO

TreeBranch Media

Tower Health Street Medical Center

Corporate Partners and Foundations

Customers Bank

Translogistics, Inc.

Dreamland Mattress & Furniture LLC

Esbenshade's Garden Center

From the Heart Consignment

The Holleran Donor-Advised Fund of Berks County Community Foundation

Lifted Up Ministries

Jan's Circle of Friends

Gallen Insurance

Iron Mountains

Spring Ridge Financial

Malsnee Tile & Stone

MECAdvising.com

Breidegam Family Foundation

Walters & Mason Retail, Inc.

Friends of Reading Hospital

Santander Bank

Met-ED, A First Energy Company

MGS Insurance Agency, LLC

Berks County Community Foundation

Jan’s Circle of Friends

SOLO Laboratories, Inc.

Storks Plows

Power of the Purse

The Collegiate Churches of New York

Westfield Insurance

D&B Elite Custom

Martin Appliance

Contemporary Insurance

M.J. Reider Associates, Inc. 

Focused LLC

Kozloff Stoudt Attorneys

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