HOPE RISING INC
504 EAST SIXTH STREET, BRENHAM, TX 77833

Total Revenue
$3,185,280
Total Expenses
$1,633,219
Net Assets
$1,785,434

Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY AND LONG-TERM WRAP-AROUND THERAPEUTIC CARE TO THE MINOR SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION.

HOPE RISING GIVES HOPE TO VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING BY OFFERING A SPECIAL TRAUMA-INFORMED CONTINUUM OF CARE THROUGH ITS FOSTER HOME PROGRAM AND IS PREPARING TO OFFER STABILIZATION AND ASSESSMENT SERVICES TO THIS VERY SPECIALIZED POPULATION.

HOPE RISING IS A CHILD PLACING AGENCY THAT ARRANGES FOR THE PLACEMENT OF FEMAL MINOR VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING AND AT-RISK FEMALE MINOR VICTIMS WITH FAMILIES NOT RELATED TO THEM FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING PROTECTION, REGULAR THERAPEUTIC CARE, LIFE SKILLS AND A PATH TO A FUTURE LIFE OF THEIR OWN DETERMINATION. HOPE RISING ALSO PLACES BASIC CARE CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 38 SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMS AND AT-RISK CHILDREN DURING THE YEAR.

EQUINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY AND LEARNING PROGRAM. DURING THE YEAR THE PROGRAM SERVED 22 INDIVIDUALS. THE PROGRAM FOLLOWS EAGALA MODEL STANDARDS OF PRACTICE AND ETHICS. EQUINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY (EAP) INCORPORATES HORSE EXPERIMENTALLY FOR MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THERAPY AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN LICENSED THREAPIST AND A HORSE PROFESSIONAL WORKING WITH CLIENTS AND HORSES TO ADDRESS TREATMENT GOALS. PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT THEMSELVES AND OTHERS BY PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES WITH THE HORSES, THEN PROCESSING FEELINGS, BEHAVIORS AND PATTERNS. EAP ADDRESSES A VARIETY OF MENTAL HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT NEEDS INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL ISSUES, SEXUAL TRAUMAS, ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER, PTSD, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, EATING DISORDERS, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS, AND COMMUNICATION NEEDS. THE FOCUS IS ON EDUCATION AND LEARNING SPECIFIC SKILLS AS DEFINED BY THE INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP. LESSONS OF EAP INCLUDE VERBAL/NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION, CREATIVE THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING, LEADERSHIP/FELLOWSHIP, TAKING RESPONSIBILITY, TEAMWORK AND RELATIONSHIPS, CONFIDENCE BUILDING, CULTURAL SENSITIVITY, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, PRIORTIZING AND TEAM ONBOARDING.

HANDS THAT HEAL - TEACHING, TRAINING & EQUIPING - EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ARE KEY TO PREVENTING HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING. HOPE RISING PROVIDES CERTIFICATION TRAINING TO FOSTER PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, BIO-PARENTS AND MENTORS ENSURING THAT ALL WILL HAVE THE TOOLS NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE CHILD'S TRAUMA. THE PROGRAM SERVED 17 INDIVIDUALS.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Sherri ClementPRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRE50$80,757
Jennifer HohmanVICE CHAIRMAN2$0
Al BachmanSECRETARY2$0
Bill ComiskeyTREASURER2$0
Tim WebbCHAIRMAN2$0
R Layla Salek PhdDIRECTOR2$0

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