WHO CAN BE A MEMBER OF THE HOPE CENTER ALUMNI GROUP?

Anyone who has participated in the Washington Street Hope Center program as a client, supporter, or employee.

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HOW DO I BECOME A MEMBER OF THE HOPE CENTER ALUMNI GROUP?

You can stop by the Administrative Office or contact us on our website and request an Alumni Form so we can get your contact information. This allows us to invite you to events and send you updates about the WSHC. 

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HOPE CENTER ALUMNI GROUP HISTORY

Mrs. Jo and Mr. Jim Hamilton’s hearts beat as one in their dedication to helping others through the Washington Street Hope Center since 1988 when the program was incorporated. Our first clients graduated in 1990, thus our long history of supporting clients in recovery began. Our WSHC Historical Committee has estimated that about 300 men and women per year come through the doors of the Washington Street Hope Center seeking help. Therefore, we have served over 10,000 souls and provided Hope for them to live a better life without drugs or alcohol.

The concept of creating the Hope Center Alumni Group was determined during a treatment program review meeting in November of 2018, where there was a discussion of ways to be more helpful within the recovery community and to those in need of recovery. Since then, our WSHC Historical Committee has managed our Alumni Group and the preservation of the history of the Hope Center.

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HOPE CENTER ALUMNI GROUP AND STAFF EVENT

UNITY is held on the last Saturday of each month. At this event, we celebrate the people who have reached a year or multiple years in sobriety. A speaker is invited each month to share their stories of experience, strength, and hope. Staff, clients, former clients, family members, and shareholders are invited to join us for food, fellowship, inspiration, and a celebration of recovery.

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HOPE CENTER ALUMNI GROUP VISION

To provide a strong support system for those in recovery and for others in the community who are affected by addiction.

 

HOPE CENTER ALUMNI GROUP GOALS

• To stay clean, sober, and drug free – We must help each other.

• To watch our resentments and defect – We must fix them as the crop up because to hold on to them hurts us.

• To maintain and improve our spiritual life – We need the peace that it brings us.

• To practice and promote unity – We need each other to help us on this journey to recovery.

• To promote perseverance – We must always be determined to do the right thing in our lives.

• To always be involved – We must always show willingness and be apart of the fellowship of the Hope Center Alumni Group.

• To stand with one another – We will always be there to support each other in time of good and bad. 

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