Because Everyone Matters.

At Hopewell Center, we support individuals in all seasons of life by providing community experiences, social connections, employment opportunities, therapy services, and residential living support.

We believe that everyone has the right to a robust and fulfilling place in their community, whether that is through facilitating independence or giving caregivers the resources they need to care well.
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Our Why

Vision
We see ourselves as the provider of quality services for persons with disabilities in Madison County and surrounding areas. We see ourselves as an organization that creates the opportunity for persons with disabilities to be productive, participating citizens who have choices and supports that enable them to be a part of the community.

Mission
The mission of Hopewell Center is to help adults, children and families experience independent and meaningful lives. To provide individualized training and education to residents of Madison County and surrounding areas, who have disabilities or other needs, and to help each one reach their potential. To educate our community and encourage an environment that acknowledges the value and contributions of all people.

Values

  • People with disabilities should be respected as individuals and valued for their contributions to the community.
  • We are dedicated to quality. Meeting the individualized needs of our customers will be our highest priority.
  • We will responsibly use our various resources to provide the greatest benefits for our customers.
  • Each staff member is a valued member of the team. Teamwork enables us to make best use of the talents 
of every individual.
  • We will provide training to prepare our staff to competently perform each job in support of our mission.

Our History

When Hopewell Center began in 1966, the world was a different place. Disability was often stigmatized, making it difficult for people to receive the support they needed for robust, independent lives. Through the work of a few passionate parents, the organization was incorporated as a way to formalize access to services.

In 1987, Hopewell moved into our current building, which created opportunities for our work to move beyond the facility-based services that defined our inception. We began to turn our attention to enriching our community through programs like Supported Living Services and meaningful decisions like being an early adopter of of equitable wages through paid contract work.
In the intervening decades, Hopewell has continued to provide connection and empowerment so individuals can thrive. Our leadership has been the same for over two decades, ensuring a powerful unity of vision. We have been a distinctly local staple in our community, choosing to remain independent to offer the best care. Likewise, we constantly improve our services, such as the Community Employment Program, to ensure that everyone has access to jobs. Regardless of where we go next, we know that Hopewell Center will never drift from the vision that birthed it almost six decades ago.

Our code of ethics

Throughout Hopewell Center’s long history, we have held ourselves to a set of non-negotiable standards, all of which shape our work at every level. Employees and volunteers are expected to adhere to this code of conduct.
  1. People with disabilities should be respected as individuals and valued for their contributions to the community.
  2. We will responsibly use our various resources to provide the greatest benefits for our customers.
  3. We will accurately present and maintain professional qualifications and credentials.
  4. We will assume responsibility and accountability for personal competence in providing services.
  5. We will adhere to acceptable standards of professional practice and fulfill professional commitments in good faith.
  6. We will comply with all laws and regulations governing a licensed or accredited person’s profession.
  7. We will conduct all practices with honesty, integrity, and fairness.
  8. We will provide sufficient information to enable an individual or their legal representative to make informed decisions.
  9. We will notify the appropriate party of any unprofessional conduct that may jeopardize an individual’s safety or influence the individual or individual’s representative in any decision making process.
  10. Our marketing of services shall be based on factual information that reflects the agency values. We will refrain from marketing in a misleading manner.
  11. We will represent Hopewell Center in the community in a manner consistent with the mission of the agency.
  12. We will refrain from behavior or conduct deemed offensive or undesirable, or which is subject to disciplinary action.
  13. Patience, tact, good nature and genuine willingness to serve are required of staff members in their relationships with one another, with interested family members, with persons who are receiving services and with the general public.
  14. We accept the responsibility for personal behavior and ethical job performance which goes beyond the requisites of ordinary employment. We are bound to display warmth, kindness, and understanding toward people who are receiving services and to appreciate their individual qualities and age. When working with consumers, we will emphasize professional over personal relationships, support over control, and consumer needs over our own.
  15. The individual service recipients and business affairs of the agency shall be discussed with no one outside the organization except when required in the normal course of business.
  16. We will maintain a workplace that is free from the effects of drug and alcohol abuse.
  17. Conflict of interest will be avoided except in such cases where avoidance would not be in the best interest of the company. Disclosure of any possible conflict is required. This shall include the acceptance of gifts or gratuities and/or the provision of gifts to state employees, their relatives, and consumers (current or potential) and their relatives.
  18. We shall make reasonable efforts to avoid bias in any kind of professional evaluation.
  19. We will refrain from Personal Fund Raising during working time.
  20. Hopewell Center prohibits waste, fraud, abuse, and other wrongdoing.
  21. We shall not allow for nepotism during any phase of an investigation of abuse or neglect
  22. We will maintain the confidentiality of individual information.
  23. Our representation in social media shall be conducted only by designated employees.

Important Documents

Full Code of Ethics

Strategic Framework

Program Evaluation FY2020

Scope of Services FY2020

Performance Analysis FY2020

Annual Report FY2020

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