"For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope."   Jeremiah 29:11
House of Hope Illinois, a home for healing teens
 

 

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When do you need to seek help for your teen? >> more info

At House of Hope - Illinois, we offer help from both professional counselors and trained laymen on a non-residential basis for teens and their parents. HOPE Counselors offer help and hope through spiritual support, Biblical encouragement, listening, and prayer. We rely on the Holy Spirit to comfort the hurts.

HOPE Counselors come along side parents, pastors, and professionals and offer hope by listening, clarifying, encouraging, and praying with teens and parents. Biblical lay counseling may be new to you, yet we believe lay counseling can be very valuable during a difficult season in your life.

HOPE Counselors are volunteers who are trained in the skills of listening, clarifying, and goal-setting. They offer a response to your family needs based on Biblical principals.

As we meet with you and your teen, we stive to listen, guide, improve communication, and help set goals to make a difference your family life.

We also offer you the opportunity to meet with professionals who can offer guidance from various walks of life, including professional counselors, educators, along with medical and nutritional services.

HOPE for Families parent group ... a MUST for all parents.

"It (HOPE for Families) was so helpful
and actually put me on a really good path."
Kim, parent

Spiritual and emotional support

  • Individual Prayer sessions

Online prayer requests

As we grow, we will offer teens

  • Residential care for teens, ages 13-17
  • Christian education
  • Professional counseling
  • Spiritual guidance
  • Life skills instruction

READING and ONLINE RESOURCES for Parents:

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HOPE Counselors

A HOPE Counselor, by the power of the Holy Spirit, has been called to reach out to others in God’s love and mercy. HOPE Counselors are caring and compassionate, offering hope and help to hurting teens and families.

The HOPE Counselor:

  • Is a volunteer, offering Biblical lay encouragement to teens and their families in an uncertain time in their lives.

  • Demonstrates the love of Jesus, has a heart to reach the hurting, and a desire to help change a life.

  • Listens, loves, and encourages others with their unique personality style.

  • Guides others into a relationship with Jesus.

  • Relies on the Holy Spirit to heal the hurts.

  • Is dedicated and determined to make a difference in a young life.

  • Seeks answers from God through daily prayer and the Bible readings.

  • Volunteers their valuable, personal time for training as a lay counselor within House of Hope - Illinois.

Who do we serve?

  • Teens that might feel hopeless, unloved, unwanted, unforgiving, helpless, useless, powerless, fearful.

  • Teens that are ready and willing to make a change in their life.

 

"All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us."
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NLT)