News
The latest news from the Hope Center!
Hope Center’s 2018-2019 Annual Impact Report
Our 2018-2019 Impact Report is hot off the press. Click here to view how your support is helping write the next chapter for teens and young adults
Good Morning America Shines a Light on the Power of Trauma-Informed Support in the Lives of Young Adults Who Age Out of Foster Care
Youth who have lived in foster care are capable, strong and ready to move forward when they age out. In October 2019, Good Morning America spotlighted one
2019 Intern Celebration and Macy’s Shopping Spree
We closed out August with our annual End of Summer Internship Celebration. It was a beautiful event. Social workers, Guardians ad Litem, site supervisors, foster
2019 Raising Hope Recap
Wow! We are still smiling about what a GREAT night we had at the 2019 Raising Hope Gala! The event was held on June 6,
Raising Hope on WRAL!
Check out WRAL’s Elizabeth Gardner talk about her experience at our 2019 Raising Hope Gala on the morning news!
Meet Our New Executive Director: Meredith Yuckman
We are pleased to announce that Meredith Yuckman has been named the new Executive Director of The Hope Center at Pullen. She will take the reins
2017 Impact Report
Check out our 2017 Impact Report to learn more about what your generous support helps us accomplish.
Thank You to Patrick and Denise, Hope for the Holidays Hosts
Patrick and Denise have attended and helped plan and host multiple charity events, and this year the cousins are hosting a Hope for the Holidays
LINKS Kickoff: September 11, 2018
In partnership with Wake County Human Services, we welcomed the LINKS weekly life skills program to The Hope Center at Pullen. Young people in foster
“The hardest part of aging out was molding myself to self-independence. Learning to go look for jobs, that was the big thing, looking for houses, I’m still thrown for a loop on that. Looking for jobs, basically figuring out where I’m going to lay my head at…those were the two things I knew I had to get up on ASAP. When I aged out I stayed in my car, lived at a friend’s house, and I was homeless for 4 months. I didn’t like it. I always told myself that I put myself in this situation, but I still didn’t like it one bit.”
The Hope Center helps our participants find the safe, stable housing they deserve upon aging out so that these young people can continue to focus on their education, employment and their health–all essential pieces to being able to live independent, healthy lives.
“The hardest part of aging out was molding myself to self-independence. Learning to go look for jobs, that was the big thing, looking for houses, I’m still thrown for a loop on that. Looking for jobs, basically figuring out where I’m going to lay my head at…those were the two things I knew I had to get up on ASAP. When I aged out I stayed in my car, lived at a friend’s house, and I was homeless for 4 months. I didn’t like it. I always told myself that I put myself in this situation, but I still didn’t like it one bit.”
The Hope Center helps our participants find the safe, stable housing they deserve upon aging out so that these young people can continue to focus on their education, employment and their health–all essential pieces to being able to live independent, healthy lives.