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New Hope for Families

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New Hope for Families

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We provide emergency shelter and quality child care to keep families together and lift every child into a promising future. New Hope operates two programs.

New Hope for Families was born in 2011. Motivated by a desire to serve families with children traumatized by homelessness, a group of concerned Bloomington residents organized a grassroots movement that has grown into a community leader. The mission of New Hope for Families is to help families impacted by homelessness regain and maintain stable housing through a variety of services, including temporary emergency shelter for families with children and high-quality early childhood care and education aimed at breaking the cycle of homelessness and poverty. Its founding program is a dynamic emergency shelter service for families of all compositions who have been touched by homelessness in and around Monroe County. New Hope Family Shelter is the only agency in Bloomington that focuses on keeping families intact as they move from homelessness to stability. It quickly became apparent that child care was also a critical, missing element for families on the path to stable housing. In 2015, New Hope created a child development program, The Nest at New Hope. Now known as New Hope Early Learning Center, it provides early childhood education that allows parents to work and prepares children for success in school and in life.

10/02/2026

09/30/2026

We try not to take sides in the longstanding Bloomington High School North versus Bloomington High School South sports rivalry, but it was a tremendous honor to receive the game ball during last Thursday's big soccer match. Thank you to Bloomington North Athletics JV Soccer Coach Victor Bongard (right) for graciously handing the ball over to our executive director Emily Pike (left) and development director Jim Olsen (center) and to everyone who helped make this happen.

09/08/2026

Today is the LAST DAY to RSVP for our 15th Anniversary Celebration! We want to see you for this free, fun, family-friendly event on Sunday, Sept. 20, but you must register today! (Even if you can't attend, we'd like to know. Please like and share this post so others see it, too.)

15th Anniversary Celebration We invite you to be our guest as we celebrate 15 years of New Hope and the community that makes this work possible.Sunday, September 20, 202612:30–3:00 p.m.Sycamore Farm1720 W That Rd, BloomingtonThere is no cost to attend, but please RSVP by Tuesday, September 8, so w...

09/03/2026

Come see us at the City of Bloomington, IN - Volunteer Network Volunteer Fair this Saturday, 10:00am–1:30pm, at City Hall. Meet some of our team and learn how you can help us keep the promise that, in our community, no child will ever have to sleep outside.

09/02/2026

Thank you for the anniversary shout-out, Hoosier the Bison!

Reminder: RSVP for our 15th Anniversary Celebration event by Tuesday, September 8! https://www.newhopeforfamilies.org/rsvp

09/01/2026

Just one week left to RSVP for our 15th Anniversary Celebration! This event will include food and fun for the whole family. It's free to attend, but guests must register in advance no later than September 8.

08/26/2026

Proudly serving Bloomington families for 15 years!

Please join us for our 15th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, Sept. 20th. This free event will include food, games, and recognition for our dedicated volunteers, generous donors, and community partners.

New Hope for Families invites the community to join us in celebrating 15 years of keeping local families together and helping them through the crisis of homelessness into lasting stability.

08/10/2026

We are pleased to partner with CrossFit Bloomington to share our mission, connect with our community, make new friends, and put in some work on improving our fitness with a special event this Saturday, August 15th. All are welcome to attend. Donations are appreciated, but not required to participate.

08/01/2026

Congratulations to our New Hope Early Learning Center team on this accomplishment, completing the 2022 cohort from infancy to kindergarten!

We did it!

A huge congratulations to Roy! He graduated preschool today and is heading to kindergarten, along with some of our other little friends!

What makes today even more special for New Hope Early Learning Center is that Roy started with us during our first year at our new building in 2022.

Ms. Jada and Ms. Shannon also joined New Hope Early Learning Center in 2022 and have watched Roy grow from a toddler to a preschooler and now to a kindergartener.
Ms. Jada was Roy's teacher in our ones classroom and our twos classroom, providing continuity of care, until he joined the preschool classroom.

Mrs. Huma (not pictured) also joined the New Hope Early Learning Center team in 2022. In addition to Roy, two more friends from our first cohort also graduated to kindergarten today.

Thank you to Roy's mom Macey for being such a wonderful family to work with over the last four years. We are going to miss Macey just as much as we are going to miss Roy and his classmates.

Congratulations to our New Hope Early Learning Center team for your accomplishment today, completing the 2022 cohort from infancy to kindergarten!

Congratulations to all of our preschoolers that graduated to kindergarten today!
We will miss you and we are so grateful that we were able to be a part of your early learning years.

07/22/2026

✨ Teen-Friendly Opportunities: New Hope Early Learning Center Service Day ✨

New Hope for Families' Early Learning Center is seeking several volunteers to assist with resetting classrooms in preparation for the new academic year. Tasks may include deep-cleaning the ELC’s four classrooms, moving furniture, patching drywall, painting, and assembling cribs.

📅 Dates & Times: August 3 & 4, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
⚠️ Age Requirements: Teens 14-15 may volunteer with a parent or guardian; Teens Ages 16+ may volunteer alone with a signed parent authorization.
📌 Learn More: https://bton.in/NHServe
📍 Location: 1140 S Morton Street, Bloomington, IN, 47403
📩 Contact: Amber Griffin (Event & Volunteer Specialist) at [email protected]

🐝 View other Teen Friendly Opportunities: https://bton.in/Teen

Address

1140 S Morton Street
Bloomington, IN
47403

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4pm
Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+18123349840

Website

https://www.newhopeforfamilies.org/

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