Restoring Hope Roanoke

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Restoring Hope is a program of Friendship House Roanoke. We exist to equip and assist Gospel-believi DONATE at https://donorbox.org/giverhr

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635 Elm Avenue SW
Roanoke, VA
24016

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+15403435437

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http://www.restoringhoperoanoke.org/

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Our Story

For a number of years, church leaders in Roanoke asked why we could not do more together to minister in the Roanoke Valley. A group of men and women came to the conclusion that God wanted us to be bolder in loving our neighbors with mercy and the Good News of the Gospel.

A turning point came in September 2016 when Pastor Doug Hart and wife Ginnie attended a conference in Ft. Myers, Florida. and learned how networks of churches were working together to help many folks not only find meaningful work but restored relationships to their God, community, themselves and their work through Jobs for Life.

The first step happened early in 2017 when a group of pastors and leaders met at Westminster Presbyterian Church for lunch and a discussion about the ministry of Jobs for Life. Over 35 attended and interest was high. At our first training a few months later, we had over 30 people trained by staff from the Jobs for Life office. We learned what was needed to begin Jobs for Life Classes and to begin to cross denominational, class, economic, racial and cultural barriers with the mercy and hope of Christ.

In our first class in the Fall of 2017, over 10 students from the Salvation Army’s Red Shield Lodge attended classes at Christ our Redeemer Community Church at the Jefferson Center. Eight men graduated and successfully found jobs or took next career steps. Volunteers from 7 local churches provided leadership, mentorship, and food. Our first graduation featured Mayor Sherman Lea as our keynote speaker, caps and gowns, and a great celebration!

We have since hosted classes at Grace Church, the Salvation Army’s New Day Center, Crossroads Church, and Waverly Place Baptist Church.

Beginning in mid 2018, the leadership recognized the need for more organization of our efforts as well as the potential need to expand the ministry beyond Jobs for Life. As a result, Restoring Hope Roanoke, Inc. (RHR) was incorporated in Virginia as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.

Since the establishment of RHR, the leadership has been focused on several new initiatives:

Expansion of the Jobs for Life program throughout the Valley through partnerships with other churches and ministries so that multiple classes can be going on simultaneously

Engage in what is going on in the Valley in adult English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) education, both in churches and in the public sector to facilitate and support greater reach internationals

Engage in a “needs assessment” in the Valley to identify specific opportunities for ministry that are currently underserved.

We now have contacts and work regularly with a number of ministries throughout the Valley, caring for refugees, immigrants, unemployed and underemployed individuals, and many others.