News from New Hope

Many local families face an invisible struggle. New Hope for Families provides emergency shelter, child care, and a path toward stability. You can help.

Thanks to a generous donation and some dedicated volunteers, a first-class playground is now a permanent addition to New Hope Family Shelter.

Get to know Calie Litzy, the new director of New Hope Early Learning Center at New Hope for Families in Bloomington.

This summer, New Hope for Families provided free full-day summer camp for 14 children staying in our family shelter.

Profile of New Hope for Families employee Francisco Martinez Marquez, site supervisor in residence at New Hope Family Shelter since 2022.

Entering its seventh year of operation, the "Plot to Tot" food curriculum and gardening program at New Hope for Families is more exciting than ever.

Indiana University social work practicum students Shelby Ford, Allison Malloy, and Aunika Stallings work as part-time case managers at New Hope for Families.

When you shop at Bloomingfoods in April 2024, you can round up your purchase to benefit the children and families served by New Hope for Families.

New Hope for Families sets  $25,000 fundraising goal for matching funds from the Community Foundation to help ensure their work continues in perpetuity

Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded New Hope for Families a $652,757 grant as part of its Strengthening Youth Programs in Indiana initiative.

Profile of New Hope for Families employee Holly Waldkoetter, nutritional coordinator at New Hope Early Learning Center since 2018.

This spring, students and staff from Clear Creek Christian School gave a “buddy bench” to the children at New Hope for Families.

As part of Lemonade Day 2023 on June 24, 11-year-old Annelise Dilger operated a lemonade stand to benefit New Hope for Families.

Profile of New Hope Family Shelter Director Mary (Ellis) Hamric, who started at New Hope for Families as family services coordinator in 2022.

New Hope for Families unveiled a plaque in honor of local realtors inside the recently-constructed family shelter in Bloomington.

Local real estate developer Elliot R. Lewis presented a gift of $100,000 to support the relocation and expansion of New Hope for Families in Bloomington, Indiana.

New Hope for Families cut the ceremonial ribbon on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at its new expanded family shelter and child care facilities at 1140 S. Morton Street in Bloomington.

During the month of February, generous shoppers at Bloomington's Bloomingfoods co-op market took the opportunity to "round up" their purchases for a total of $11,404.29 to support the ongoing expansion of New Hope for Families.

An anonymous donor has made a commitment of $500,000 in support of New Hope’s ongoing relocation and expansion project which will match new gifts on a 1:1 basis through June 30, 2022.

New Hope for Families announced new commitments totaling $484,400 from the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County in support of the Growing New Hope capital campaign.

Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis awarded New Hope for Families a $500,000 Affordable Housing Program grant with the help of Jackson County Bank to assist in funding the new construction.

New Hope for Families announced a commitment of $325,000 from Bloomington Township to help build a new emergency shelter building.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Secretly Canadian announces SC25 - Every Light On This Side of the Town, a campaign to raise $250,000 for New Hope for Families.

Beginning Monday, October 19, the Indiana Housing and Community Development Association (IHCDA) Rental Assistance Program online application portal is reopening for Hoosiers who need financial support due to lost income during the COVID-19 pandemic.

You may not think much about sheets and towels, but these items are an essential part of the support we provide families in need.

As the new Homelessness Prevention Coordinator at New Hope for Families, Tessa Newton works with families that qualify for Indiana's Rental Assistance Funding program to avoid eviction and stay in their home.

The most effective method to fight homelessness is to prevent people from becoming homeless in the first place.

Bloomington, Ind. — Although parts of our community remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are families with school-aged children that need childcare over summer break, now more than ever.