Hope House Newsletter August 2025
Email address: contact@hopehousecfd.org
Hello to all our supporters! This is the latest news from the house.
We are delighted to announce that over the past few months, five residents, who had been with us for a year or more, were all ready to find their own accommodation and live independently. It’s what the whole project is about and we are always very proud of these success stories. Our staff team worked hard supporting them to find new accommodation and eventually all of them were housed locally. It’s always hard to say goodbye, but we are delighted for them, and the Hope House door is always open for support as long as they want it. We are also grateful to all who provided the furniture and equipment each resident needed, and to those who helped them relocate. It was also wonderful to see how the guys supported each other with the moves, it has been a real team effort. Our support staff visit those residents in their new homes on a regular basis and encourage them to keep up their voluntary activities and other links they have made whilst at Hope House. They will always be part of our Hope House family and we encourage them to keep in touch with the house.
Remaining residents are volunteering with the organisations we have developed links with. These include local charity shops and food banks, cafes and businesses, and farms and holiday sites further afield. In addition, six residents are taking part in the Aspire Right course at Chesterfield Football Club, and others are making huge progress with their literacy and numeracy with our volunteer tutor.
Trips away is an area we are developing at Hope House, as we witness significant change in the men who attend. Time away together, team building and learning more about themselves is having a profound effect. In May, two of our residents took part in a Christian endurance weekend in Snowdonia, and in June, two staff members and three residents volunteered at CVM’s weekend conference ‘The Gathering’. Your donations help us to fund trips like this – thank you!
In April, we learnt the devastating news that Roy, a valued member of our staff team, had died. We are grateful for his support work with residents during the time he was with us, and a number of staff and residents attended his funeral.
In June, we welcomed two new part time members of staff, Paul and Dale, to the team. New team member Paul, and Assistant manager Roxy, also successfully completed their Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification. Congratulations to them both.
The building is faring well, despite a couple of shower leaks which were immediately dealt with by a volunteer. The main need currently is new (or good quality second-hand) furniture for some of the bedrooms, namely single wardrobes, medium sized chests of drawers and small bedside units. These are to replace some we were given when we opened. If you know of anything that could help us, or are able to donate towards new furniture, do be in touch – contact@hopehousecfd.org
If you are a praying person, our current prayer requests are:
-Prayers for all our ex-residents as they settle into independent living. Please pray they choose their friends and activities wisely.
-Prayers for our finances as costs continue to rise, pray for new regular givers and grant opportunities.
-Prayers for all the staff and volunteers working with the residents, for wise words, energy and support of one another.
-Prayers for all the new residents, that they settle into the routines easily and support each other with the lifestyle changes expected of them.
That’s all for now, but thank you for taking the time to read our update, and thank you for your donations, prayers and your ongoing support, we hope you can see how the project is changing lives and preventing homelessness.
Until next time ….
Hope House Trustees