House of Hope

The Need:

Turning 18 years old doesn’t automatically mean a young woman is ready to live completely on her own. Young women aging out of foster care may be stepping into adulthood without the stable family support many of us take for granted — someone to call, a safe place to live, guidance with work, school, money, transportation, and everyday life.

Every year, between 300-500 youth age of foster care in Alabama and 700-800 youth age out in Tennessee.

Studies show that 70-80% of youth who age out of foster care will be addicted, homeless, incarcerated, pregnant, or trafficked by age 21 without stable housing and support.

Our Heart:

We believe aging out of foster care should never mean aging out of support.

House of Hope is a transitional home (one in Lincoln County (TN) and another in Madison County (AL)) where young women can have safe, secure housing while learning the skills and building the foundation they need for independent adulthood in our twenty-four month mentorship program.

We don’t simply want to give young women a roof over their heads. We want to surround them with people who will know, encourage, celebrate milestones, and walk beside them as they build their future.

We want every young woman who comes through our doors to know that she is deeply valued, created with purpose, and loved by God.

The Call:

“God’s work done in God's way will never lack God's supply.” —Hudson Taylor

You can join us in our mission through prayer, giving, volunteering, mentorship, donating household needs, and/or sharing the mission.

• If you feed led to give financially, online donations can be made here on our website on a one-time or recurring basis. Be sure to select “House of Hope” in the Select a campaign drop down menu!

• If you want to bypass the online processing fees, checks can be written payable to Always Endure with House of Hope on the memo line and mailed to P.O. Box 904, Fayetteville, TN 37334 or P.O. Box 185, Hazel Green, AL 35750.

For our newest House of Hope in Madison County (10/2026), we currently need the following donated items:

• New dining table and comfy living room furniture (i.e. sectional/couches, sitting chairs, TV, etc.)

• New washer and dryer

• New kitchen supplies (i.e. pots, pans, cups, plates, cooking and eating utensils, towels, pot holders, etc.)

• Lumber and skilled labor to tear out and replace the back deck

• New heavy-duty shelving for the garage to hold supplies for the house, foster closet, and Backpacks of Hope

• Funds to purchase all bedroom furniture and volunteers to assemble the furniture

• Funds for bedroom and house décor and possibly new ceiling fans and lighting fixtures

• Supplies to run the house (i.e. bath towels, blankets, sheet sets, toiletries, paper towels, toilet paper, etc.)

• New office desk, chair, and 2-drawer file cabinet

In-kind donations of brand new items such as blankets, travel pillows, Children/Teen Bibles, school supplies, travel size toiletries items, and more are needed for House of Hope, our HOH Foster Closet, and Backpacks of Hope.

Your Future:

House of Hope is more than a house. It’s a bridge between foster care and independence, surrounded by community, grounded in love, and filled with HOPE.

Are you a young woman who has or is aging out of the foster care system? Do you know of a young woman who could use our support?

We will have an application form soon!

Volunteering:

Please complete our volunteer form as the first step to volunteer with the youth staying at House of Hope.

*** Our Board of Directors has discretion on who volunteers with our organization, including those who have completed a background check and volunteer/mentor training to serve at House of Hope.

Our Contact:

For more information, please contact House of Hope Coordinator, Brittany Buckner, at brittany@alwaysendure.com.