New Hope Services history

1962 – October – First class of 14 students began at Ewing Lane Elementary School.

1966 – New Hope School opened in the fall on Hwy 62 between Jeffersonville and Charlestown.

1967 – Ewing Lane class moved to Parkview Jr.

1969 – Satellite classroom for preschool children opened at Grace Presbyterian Church in Clarksville.

1974 – New Hope Center moved into the former Indiana University Southeast library at 725 Wall Street.

1982 – A lot on Spring Street, next to New Hope Center, was acquired to expand the facility.

1984 – New Hope remodeled the Wall Street building and established a screen print business with workshop clients in job training.

1985 – Preschool classroom opened at First Christian Church in Scottsburg.

1988 – A new facility, Kids Place, was built and opened in October with capacity for 80 children.

1991 – A 15,000 square foot adult vocational training and workshop opened in Austin as Futures UnLTD.

1995 – New Hope became the Scott County provider for the WIC program.

2000 – New Hope was actively involved in the affordable housing tax credit program and broke ground for a 64-unit complex called Highland Glen in Scottsburg.

2003 – Willow Trace, a 36-unit senior complex on Spring Street, was approved.

2006 – New To You, a thrift store/donation center opened on Hwy 131 (Lewis & Clark Parkway) to provide additional revenue for programs.

2007 – A former physicians office building was acquired at 1302 Wall Street to accommodate the Clark County WIC program and expansion of office space.

2008 – New Hope celebrated its 50th Anniversary and achieved its first capital campaign goal, raising over $1.3 million.

2009 – Park Place Children’s Home officially opened.

2010 – Healthy Families expanded to include Fayette, Union, and Rush counties.

2011 – Hope SeniorCare and the Connections programs launched to meet the evolving needs of the people of Southern Indiana.

2016 – Davis Zeller Place in Brazil (Clay County) approved for historic senior housing development.

2017 – Healthy Families added Bartholomew County and added a satellite office to serve the southeastern counties of Jennings, Ripley, Dearborn, Ohio, and Switzerland.