Day Care Trained teachers provide loving child-care for HIV infected parents needing daily care for their children. Every day the Hope House staff can address the impact of AIDS in the lives of our families through careful watch over the children’s psychological, physical and intellectual needs. Careful monitoring of HIV infected children has been shown to help stabilize their illness and reduce the number of required hospitalizations.
Respite Care Short-term respite care allows the HIV infected parents back-up child-care support in order for them to keep medical appointments and to provide relief when a parent is too sick to care for the child full-time.
Medical Support Our staff works closely with the children’s medical providers to ensure that each child’s special needs are met. A Licensed Practical Nurse is also on staff in the event of a medical emergency.
Developmental Screening Approximately 90% of all HIV affected children have some form of developmental delay and all Hope House children enrolled in full-time day care are screened for potential problems.
Agency Referral HIV/AIDS affected households face numerous problems that could never be addressed by any one agency. Through collaborative efforts, Hope House works with other professionals to assure that our families are receiving the highest quality support our community has to offer.
Play Therapy Through a collaborative arrangement with Family Services of the Mid-South, a play therapist meets twice weekly with our children needing individualized therapy due to emotional and physical problems.
Caregivers Meeting and Parenting Training In an effort to help parents become more involved in their child’s education, teachers maintain regular contact with the parents and offer regular opportunities for them to join their little one at “school.” This helps to remove fear and/or intimidation many of our parents have of school due to their own personal experiences. Further, an LCSW and a pediatric nurse regularly provide parenting training one on one or in group settings.
Transportation Hope House has two 15 passenger vans to transport the children and their families to and from Hope House everyday.
