HOPE SCHOOL
15 EAST HAZEL DELL LANE, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62712 www.hope.us

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE HOPE LEARNING ACADEMY SERVES CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING HOMES IN WHICH TO GROW, SCHOOLS IN WHICH TO LEARN, CLINICS IN WHICH TO BECOME HEALTHIER, RESEARCH INTO EMERGING PRACTICES, AND TRAINING FOR PROVIDERS AND PARENTS.

SERVES CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS.

HOPE RESIDENTIAL ACADEMY - THE GOAL OF THE HOPE RESIDENTIAL ACADEMY IS NOT JUST TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR OUR YOUTH, BUT TO CREATE A HOME. AS A RESULT, OUR CHILDREN ARE IMMERSED IN PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO BOTH PROMOTE FUN AND CONTINUED LEARNING. WE OFFER RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT IN COMMUNITY-BASED, FAMILY STYLE HOMES. CURRENTLY, HOPE'S OPERATES 13 HOMES LOCATED IN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS COMMUNITY. OUR MODEL OF COMBINING APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF SUPERVISION BASED ON THE YOUTH'S NEEDS AND CAPABILITIES WILL BEST PREPARE OUR CHILDREN TO LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE AND PROVIDE AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, THUS ENRICHING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL WE SERVE.

THE HOPE LEARNING ACADEMY CHICAGO - THE FOCUS OF THE HOPE LEARNING ACADEMY CHICAGO IS TO CREATE A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE OPTIMALLY, REGARDLESS OF SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND, LEARNING STYLE, OR DISABILITY. THIS IS REALIZED BY CREATING A SCHOOL THAT LIVES UP TO ITS VISION HELPING STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. LOCATED ON CHICAGO'S NEAR WEST SIDE, THE HOPE LEARNING ACADEMY CHICAGO IS A DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL FOR THE RESPONSIBLE INCLUSION OF DIVERSE LEARNERS WITHIN THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. OUR GOAL IS TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT CHILDREN ARE EDUCATED IN CHICAGO.

THE HOPE LEARNING ACADEMY SPRINGFIELD - ESTABLISHED IN 1957 AS A GROUNDBREAKING CONCEPT FOR CHILDREN WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES, HOPE LEARNING ACADEMY IN SPRINGFIELD HAS EVOLVED INTO A CENTER COMBINING EXCELLENT TEACHING, STATE -OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY, AND A SPECIALLY DESIGNED FACILITY TO ALLOW STUDENTS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL. TODAY, OUR LEARNING CENTER EDUCATES HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS IN A CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MEET EACH CHILD'S NEEDS. OUR STUDENTS ALSO BENEFIT FROM VARIOUS PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE, GROWTH AND JOY. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THERAPEUTIC EDUCATION, INDEPENDENCE LEARNING, COMMUNITY INTEGRATED CLASSROOMS, AND OUR ROBUST VOCATIONAL ACADEMY, WHICH HAS A FOCUS OF TEACHING STUDENTS MEANINGFUL JOB SKILLS THAT CAN BE USED IN THE ADULT WORLD THROUGH TRAINING AT THE VOCATIONAL ACADEMY TRAINING CENTER AND EVENTUAL PLACEMENT INTO COMPETITIVE JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY.

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