After teaching 25 years in the public school system and at a state-operated detention center, Founder and President, Sara Trollinger, started House of Hope in 1985 as a safe haven for hurting teens.  Having witnessed firsthand the revolving doors for teenagers in the social service system, where they would come and go, repeating negative behaviors time and again, she saw the need for these troubled teens to understand the life-changing principles based on God’s Word.  As a non-denominational, not-for-profit, Christ-centered residential program, House of Hope offers the love and sense of being wanted many teenagers yearn for.  And through competitive activities, instruction in life skills, individual and family coaching to heal fractured family relationships, and an accredited accelerated Christian Education program at the Hope Academy, teenagers are able to find the success and new-found self-respect and confidence.    

What the House of Hope Orlando offers teenagers and their families:

          A non-denominational Christian program

          Residential care for boys and girls

          Christian coaching and discipleship

          Weekly parenting skills and workshops

          Family and group therapy

          Hope Academy--an on-campus, accredited school

          Loving, family environment

          Living skills and activities for residents

          A loving, dedicated staff

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