Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

---

Organization Name: Place of Hope, Inc.
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 9078 Isaiah Lane
City: Palm Beach Gardens
State: FL
Postal Code: 33418
Main Phone: 561-775-7195
Main Fax: 561-775-1758
Organization Website: www.placeofhope.com
Employer ID Number: 65-0841384
Organization Tax Status: 501 (c)(3)

Proposal Information

---

Today’s Date: 03/30/2022
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: Comprehensive Child Welfare Project
Project Description:

Place of Hope is a unique, faith-based, state-licensed child welfare organization providing family-style foster care for "hard-to-place" and other "special needs" foster children, family outreach and intervention, comprehensive maternity care, safety for victims of labor and sex trafficking, transitional housing, and support services for transitioning and emancipated foster and other homeless youth, traditional foster care recruitment and support, hope, and healing opportunities for children and families who have been traumatized by abuse and neglect throughout our region Through our family-model approach and commitment, we are dedicated to providing stable, loving, and nurturing environments and support for foster children while in state custody, following family reunification, pre-adoptive placement, and post-emancipation from care. We strive to foster and support healthy and productive lives, free from fear, endangerment, and most of all, abuse.

Place of Hope offers a continuum of care for the abused, abandoned, and neglected children in our local child welfare system. Place of Hope offers a continuum of care for the abused, abandoned, and neglected children in our local child welfare system. From Seven Stars Cottage, our Emergency Placement and Assessment Center, to our Family Cottages, Joann’s Cottage, our Maternity Home, Rinker Parenting Cottage, our home for young mothers and babies, the Kelly Woods Fleming Cottage, and Alumni Impact Girls’ Cottage, our Extended Foster Care Dormitories, and our Transitional Independent Living Program, we strive to meet the needs of each child who comes into our care by uniquely serving them based on their individual gifts, abilities, and experiences. In the past 20 years, we have served nearly 20,000 children and families, kept 101 sibling groups together, and have found 325 forever families for foster children.

Total Project Budget: $7,854,400

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Ziegler Family Foundation – $10,000, Rooney’s Golf – $10,000, Albert and Birdie Einstein Foundation – $15,000, Koenig Fund – $10,000, Carrier Foundation – $10,000

Project Duration: The project is ongoing, but our fiscal year budget runs from January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022.
Geographical Area Served: We serve children and youth located in Palm Beach County, Martin County, St. Lucie County, Indian River County, and Okeechobee County.
Age Group To Be Served: We serve children and young adults ages five through 26.

Contact Information

---

Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: Elizabeth
Contact Last Name: Vale
Contact Title: Grant Writer
Contact Phone: 561-775-7195
Contact Email: elizabethv@placeofhope.com