We are deeply humbled and honored that you chose Residing Hope as your Mission of the Month for July. Residing Hope? Yes, Residing Hope. After several years of effort and consideration we re-branded on March 16, 2024 to a new name which we hope more fully conveys exactly who we are and all we do.

Residing Hope, formerly known as The Florida United Methodist Children’s Home was started in 1908 as an orphanage in Enterprise, Florida. Today, it has transformed into a multi-faceted organization with a great deal of breadth and depth. Residing Hope serves children through two residential campuses (Enterprise and Madison), and Independent Living services in Enterprise. Community based services include serving children through our foster care program in four counties around the state and community children through our Montessori School in Enterprise. Finally, we serve children and families through outpatient therapeutic counseling in ten counties. 

Some organizational highlights include our Equine Therapy program at the Madison Youth Ranch which time after time continues to impact young lives and enables them to eventually open up to their counselors and others. This form of therapy has consistently led to transformed lives, confessions of faith to Christ and baptisms signifying new life! Our Spiritual Life Team on our Enterprise campus reports that seven youth made decisions to step out in faith and were baptized in 2023. We had three youth start taking weekly piano lessons and they performed in their first recital while several of our other youth worked together and wrote three original songs we now use in worship on Sundays!

In 2023, we served 155 children in our residential care programs. We served 166 children in Volusia, Flagler, Broward and Palm Beach Counties through our Foster Care Services. Of those children, 27 were re-unified with their families and 18 found their forever families! Our Independent Living program provided support to 13 young adults, two of whom graduated from high school and began college. In addition, three of them were able to buy new cars! Our Outpatient Counseling Services provided counseling for 1234 children and their families. For more success stories please check out our website at www.residinghope.org.

We are excited to announce that on October 12, 2024, we will be celebrating the 10th Anniversary of our Madison Youth Ranch. All are invited to attend to celebrate this great achievement! We look forward to seeing you there and sharing with you the long-lasting impact of your partnership with us.

Finally, we could not accomplish anything without your inspiring partnership with us. The continuing, consistent support of the local church is the backbone of our ministry. Thank you!

May our GOD richly bless you all.