Hope Center Recovery Program for Women history

The Recovery Program for Men was established in August 1996.

In September of 2002, the Hope Center used its expertise in recovery for difficult populations to begin a recovery program for inmates at the Lexington Fayette Detention Center.

They began serving alongside each other in jail ministry in 2005 as they strived to meet those women at the point of their need and shared the hope and love of God with them.

In 2007, the Hope Center for Women was born when the Clines accepted the first women into their home, free of charge.

In 2009 the Aspen Valley Medical Foundation made a valiant attempt to make a change.

The agency took their first call on June 1, 2010.

Over the summer of 2011 school-based mental health programs were researched and little data could be found.

In 2012, the school had grown out of the initial setting and moved to a building on Indian Street.

In 2013 the Aspen Valley Medical Foundation closed its doors, but the Hope Center remained in place.

In 2015, members of St Dunstan’s Episcopal Church became aware of the growing number of people experiencing homelessness in our area.

In 2016, Hope Center began construction on a new permanent housing facility on West Loudon Avenue.

In 2017, conversations began to spread outside the valley and the Aspen Hope Center was asked to open its first satellite office in Eagle, Colorado.

The group began on October 3, 2018 with just four members and today has more than 80 young adults and teens with autism who meet weekly to socialize, learn tips for navigating the hidden curriculum issues that elude people with autism and bring autism awareness throughout our state.

As the landscape of mental health continued to shift, in July of 2019, the Aspen Hope Center became eligible for state dollars to help fund the already existing mobile crisis team and assist with expansion.