Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY OF ADOPTION AND ORPHAN CARE.
ADOPTION SERVICES, FAMILY COUNSELING AND SUPPORT: HOPE'S PROMISE IS A CHRISTIAN, NON-PROFIT CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY, LICENSED BY THE STATE OF COLORADO AND ACCREDITED BY THE COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION TO CONDUCT INTER-COUNTRY HOME STUDIES. WE HAVE THREE PROGRAMS: ADOPTION, ORPHAN CARE AND FOSTER CARE. THROUGH OUR ADOPTION PROGRAM, HOPE'S PROMISE OFFERS SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION, DOMESTIC ADOPTION, PREGNANCY COUNSELING, AND POST ADOPTION SUPPORT GROUPS. DUE TO THE WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC, 2020 WAS AN UNUSUAL YEAR FOR EVERYONE. MOST OF OUR YEAR WAS SPENT ADAPTING TO A NEW NORMAL AS WE MINIMIZED PERSONAL CONTACT AND ADJUSTED TO THE LOCKDOWN. OUR BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS TRANSITIONING MANY OF OUR SERVICES TO VIRTUAL PLATFORMS. WE DEVELOPED A VIRTUAL ADOPTIVE FAMILY CORE TRAINING TO MEET STATE REGULATIONS AND DEVELOPED SYSTEMS USING VIRTUAL PLATFORMS TO CONDUCT HOME STUDIES, POST PLACEMENT SUPERVISION, AND SOME COUNSELING SESSIONS. IN 2020, WE PLACED 26 CHILDREN FOR ADOPTION AND COUNSELED 78 EXPECTANT PARENTS ABOUT THEIR PREGNANCY OPTIONS. WE ALSO PROVIDED ADOPTION EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO 96 PROFESSIONALS IN THE COLORADO COMMUNITY. OUR GOALS FOR 2021 INCLUDE EXPANDING OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH NATIONAL ADOPTION AGENCIES, CERTIFYING AND TRAINING MORE FOSTER FAMILIES, AND BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF CARING FOR YOUTH IN THE COLORADO FOSTER CARE SYSTEM.
ORPHAN CARE PROVIDES CHRISTIAN HUMANITARIAN AID FOR FATHERLESS AND ORPHANED CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD: OUR UNIQUE MODEL OF FAMILY-BASED ORPHAN CARE, DEVELOPED FROM SOCIAL WORK BEST PRACTICE, SUPPORTS ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN FAMILIES IN KENYA, ZIMBABWE, VIETNAM, AND NEPAL. WHEN A CHILD LOSES A PARENT, SOMETIMES THE REMAINING PARENT OR OTHER LOVING RELATIVES SIMPLY NEED SUPPORT, SUCH AS ASSISTANCE WITH EDUCATION COSTS, TO CONTINUE CARING FOR THE CHILD. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, WE EXTEND SUPPORT TO PRESERVE THESE BIOLOGICAL CONNECTIONS. SOMETIMES ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN ARE UNABLE TO REMAIN IN THE CARE OF BIOLOGICAL RELATIVES DUE TO DEATH, NEGLECT, OR ABUSE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL CHURCHES, WE PLACE AND SUPPORT THESE CHILDREN IN FAMILIES WITH NON-RELATIVE, INDIGENOUS CHRISTIAN PARENTS. WE EMPOWER AND EQUIP PARENTS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CHILDREN'S LIFELONG PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS. WE BELIEVE WHAT ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN NEED MOST ARE FAMILIES - WHETHER WITH RELATIVE OR NON-RELATIVE PARENTS. IN 2020, WE CARED FOR 49 ORPHANED CHILDREN IN 9 NON-RELATIVE BASED CARE FAMILIES IN KENYA, NEPAL, AND VIETNAM. WE ADDED FOUR CHILDREN TO ONE NEW FAMILY IN VIETNAM. WE CARED FOR 111 ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN RELATIVE BASED CARE FAMILIES IN KENYA, VIETNAM, AND ZIMBABWE. WE ADDED SIX CHILDREN TO OUR PROGRAM IN ZIMBABWE. WE CREATED TWO VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE "TRIPS" TO KENYA FOR ABOUT 35 PEOPLE AND ONE VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE TRIP TO ZIMBABWE FOR 12 PEOPLE. OUR GOALS FOR 2021 INCLUDE ADDING 24 CHILDREN TO OUR RELATIVE BASED CARE PROGRAM IN KENYA AND FOUR CHILDREN TO ONE FAMILY IN OUR NON-RELATIVE BASED CARE PROGRAM IN VIETNAM. WE PLAN TO IMPLEMENT A VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE TO KENYA AND ANOTHER TO VIETNAM, ALLOWING EVEN MORE MINISTRY PARTNERS TO WITNESS FIRSTHAND THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE THROUGH OUR ORPHAN CARE PROGRAM. WE PLAN TO ADD TO OUR CHURCH-PARTNERS AND STRENGTHEN HOW WE COMMUNICATE AND CULTIVATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM.
FOSTER CARE: IN 2020, WE LAUNCHED A FOSTER CARE PROGRAM. THIS WAS A BIG UNDERTAKING BUT WE DEVELOPED ALL THE POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND PAPERWORK TO MEET STATE REQUIREMENTS. OUR FOSTER CARE LICENSE WAS ISSUED ON JUNE 8, 2020 AND WE RECEIVED OUR FIRST APPLICATION FROM A PROSPECTIVE FOSTER FAMILY THAT SAME WEEK. OUR GOALS FOR 2021 INCLUDE EXPANDING OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH NATIONAL ADOPTION AGENCIES, CERTIFYING AND TRAINING MORE FOSTER FAMILIES, AND BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF CARING FOR YOUTH IN THE COLORADO FOSTER CARE SYSTEM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Elizabeth Woods | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $82,677 |
| Ruth Sims | DIRECTOR | 0.67 | $0 |
| Mark Sheveland | VICE-CHAIRMA | 0.67 | $0 |
| Beth Sheveland | SECRETARY | 0.67 | $0 |
| Keith Morgan | DIRECTOR | 0.67 | $0 |
| Shawna Marble | DIRECTOR | 0.67 | $0 |
| Doug Hutchins | CHAIRMAN | 0.67 | $0 |
| Seth Clark | DIRECTOR | 0.67 | $0 |
| David Briggs | TREASURER | 0.67 | $0 |
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