Why I Said Yes

Posted on November 6, 2020 by 1HopeMKE

*+-The following post was written by our new team member Natalie. We asked Natalie to write about why she has and continues to engage with vulnerable women and their children and she shared her heart and experience so beautifully. I know you Read More →

When a Community Comes Alongside the Vision

Posted on March 9, 2020 by 1HopeMKE

*+-This winter we hit a mark in our fundraising and planning for the support home. Funds were not coming in from some of the categories we expected as quickly as we expected. We also had some personnel and logistic changes that impacted Read More →

Posted on January 10, 2020 by 1HopeMKE

*+-Recent research has shown an increase in children in foster care leaving due to adoption or guardianship and less due to reunification with one or both parents. We know that most children are removed from their parents care due to neglect that Read More →

Beautiful Girl You Can Do Hard Things

Posted on September 9, 2019 by 1HopeMKE

*+-As a mom my heart breaks when my kids are experiencing difficult things and I tend to want to shield them from the pain. Sometimes I wish I could keep them in a little protective bubble away from the hard stuff of Read More →

We Need Each Other

Posted on June 4, 2019 by 1HopeMKE

*+-This weekend we had a gymnastics banquet to attend with our daughter. We picked out a new fancy dress that she was excited about but what she really wanted was her hair braided. While I have learned a great deal about caring Read More →

Complex Needs Require a Complex Solution

Posted on March 25, 2019 by 1HopeMKE

*+-When OneHope27 began there was an average of 200,000 kids in foster care across the country. Today there are more than 437,000 (growhope.net) and the numbers continue to climb in large part due to the heroin epidemic. From 2006 to 2016, there Read More →

Building a Memorial of Memories

Posted on March 25, 2019 by 1HopeMKE

*+-The following guest post was written by one of our incredible volunteers Jenny Deller. Jenny, thank you for sharing part of your story and for all you continue to do to bring hope to kids and families involved in foster care. After Read More →

The Value I See in the Support Home

Posted on October 16, 2018 by 1HopeMKE

*+-The following post comes to us from our Business Administrator Keri. Read some of her story and why she values the support home. When we started our process to adopt, we were living in Florida – far from the cold Wisconsin winters Read More →

A Message From Our Exectutive Director

Posted on October 9, 2018 by 1HopeMKE

*+-I want to thank you for faithfully partnering with us as we have worked to bring hope to kids and families involved in foster care over the past four years. With your help, we have recruited and supported more than 100 foster Read More →

I Know Her Story

Posted on August 7, 2018 by 1HopeMKE

*+-The other day I met a sweet lady at the gas station. As I exited my car preparing to pump gas she came up asking if I had any spare change. I gladly handed her the small amount of cash I had and Read More →