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SPRING 2020 NEWSLETTER

AN UPDATE FROM JENNY

It seems like yesterday that Inner Hope endorsed our current strategic plan and began moving forward on the goals we set. We recognized that we needed to slow down and strengthen our foundation as an organization before seeking to expand further. This was vital in order to increase our long-term sustainability. The critical nature of this led us to recently add an additional year to our 3-year plan.

When gathering input from dozens of stakeholders in 2017, it surprised me to see almost all of the recommendations received falling within three categories: expanding Inner Hope’s financial capacity, strengthening our organizational culture and HR support, and growing the quality of our programs and services. 

These three tenets of the plan are circular and all impact one another. Increased financial support allows us to invest more in programs and staff retention. Increased staff and volunteer health will improve their performance and ability to serve our youth and families. Growing our program quality will provide more stories of transformation that will draw more funding. 
The numerous achievements and milestones of our first two years include:
  • Hiring cultural mentors to enhance Indigenous cultural integration in The Home and provide mentorship for staff 
  • Strengthening the housing program by improving the training plan for House Parents and the move-in / move-out procedures for residents
  • Securing a staff health benefits provider to to better support our team
  • Hiring a staff person dedicated to help with fundraising to allow front-line staff to focus on supporting youth and families 
  • Growing our monthly donor team from 79 to 98

Thank you for journeying with us over the past two years. We have come this far thanks to people like you!