NEW HOPE SERVICES
New Hope Services
725 Wall St. in Jeffersonville
812.288.8248
newhopeservices.org
SENIOR HOUSING
The latest program to be added is the apartment
communities. Adults 55 and older can live in
affordable income-restricted apartments owned by
New Hope in several locations. In Brazil, Indiana,
New Hope undertook an adaptive reuse project
and turned two blighted buildings into apartments
for seniors. The junior high school and the Davis
building were historic properties but are now nice
places for older adults to live in and called Davis
Zeller. Several other projects, such as M. Fine on
Spring in Jeffersonville and The Lofts at Leeson’s
in Elwood, continue the ongoing project. Once
the mortgages are paid, the rental income goes
to support other New Hope initiatives.
FAMILY SERVICES
The largest division in number of people served,
is Family Services. Family Services offer help
that includes the Women Infant Children (WIC)
nutrition program, promoting breast feeding,
help with family stability and more. New Hope
operates the HopeCare Clinic, which provides
basic medical services, such as breast exams,
pap smears, birth control, pregnancy testing and
counseling, and testing and treatment for sexually
transmitted infections.
a fun and creative way,” said Andrea Hannah,
lead at ACES.
The Adult Services arm of the organization
incorporates New Hope’s original mission, that
of helping those with disabilities succeed in life.
Adult Services includes residential living for those
with severe disabilities, as well as employment
services. Those in the Adult Services programs can get
jobs either out in the community or at New Hope
Industries. Local companies contract with New
Hope to do things such as collating, labeling,
small hand assembly, and a wide array of piece
work assignments. Other examples of capabilities
include shrink wrap operations, poly bagging
and packaging. One of the biggest employers is
Walmart. Walmart brings a semi-truck daily full
of used cardboard boxes. Employees unload the
boxes and sort them for reuse or recycle. If the
boxes can be reused, workers add stickers over the
bar codes and stack them to go back to Walmart
to be used again. Those who are employed work
together and take their breaks together, providing
not only an income but socialization, too.
The Adult Community Empowerment Program
(ACES) facilitates activities to help adults socialize
and engage in their communities. “After 40 years
of nursing, this job provides me an opportunity
to earn money and be useful after retirement in Over the past 60 years, New Hope has grown
and expanded, and will continue to do so. Tammy
Mathis, a direct support professional for 13 years,
highlighted one of the reasons: “My thing is my
love for the clients, even on their bad days.”
The clinic serves women and children from
prenatal care up to 5 years old. It’s a walk-in
clinic, but it does accept appointments. Services
are low- to no-cost, and insurance and Medicaid
are accepted.
ADULT SERVICES
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