News from the House of Hope Updated Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008 10:11AM EDT Fundraisers Thank you to everyone who participated in the Second Annual Homeward Bound walk this past April. From all the generous donations, the House of Hope received over $10,700 from this event. Mark your calendars for April 26, 2009 to participate in the Homeward Bound Walk 2009! Annual Dinner 2008 The House of Hope of Madison County is hosting its 22nd Annual Dinner on Monday, December 1st beginning at 6pm at the Anderson Fine Arts Center at 10th and Jackson St in downtown Anderson. Tickets will be available shortly. Also, we will be having a Silent Auction with over 50 packages for you to bid on. Many businesses in the community and Central Indiana have graciously donated theater tickets, hotel room, carriage rides, etc to make our Silent Auction a success. All of the monies raised benefit the House of Hope and its mission of helping men lead sober lives and recover from addiction. See you there! Good Shop / Good Search The House of Hope of Madison County is a participating organization of the Good Search/Good Shop network. Good Shop is a great way to get your Holiday Shopping completed online and send a portion of the proceeds to the House of Hope. Please visit Good Search for more details. Good Search is a non-for-profit search engine that rewards registered agencies with $.01 per qualified search. When you first go to Good Search you will need to type in "House of Hope" in the Charity box and then select the one in Anderson, IN so that we get credit. Good Search is powered by the Yahoo! search engine and as such you will receive the same results you would if you went to Yahoo but the difference is the House of Hope will receive $.01 for each search. Tell your friends, neighbors,etc. You can even add Good Search to your Internet Explorer Toolbar. To go to Good Search click here . Funding News We are currently working on our grants from the Chemical People Task Force and the United Way. We continue to work and develop our relationships with the Marion and Battle Creek VA Centers. Annie and Kent recently visited the Marion VA and gave a presentation about the services offered to veteran's at the House of Hope. We are beginning to see the fruits of their efforts as our VA census is increasing again. We are very grateful to these organizations for all of their support!! Statistics As of October 2007, we have admitted 96 individuals: 19% African-American 81% Caucasian 2% Physically Handicapped 76% Homeless 70% Unemployed As you are probably aware, we have a contract with the Marion & Battlecreek VA hospitals and a referral agreement with the Madison County Drug Court. We are also a preferred provider for private health insurance, such as Value Options and Cigna. Marion VA: 26 admissions Drug Court: 7 Private Insurance: 5 Self-Pay: 58 Admissions have ranged in ages from 22 to 60. The average age is 39. 40% were divorced and almost 40% were on probation or parole. Current Success Rate: 65% HOME | ABOUT US | PROGRAMS | STAFF | BLACKWELL HOUSE | DONATE | LINKS | CONTACT US