Our vision is to be a leader in central Indiana in providing values-driven, holistic care for persons with disabilities.

Description:
St.Vincent New Hope (SVNH) is a not-for-profit, faith based organization, which has provided support services to individuals with developmental disabilities since 1978. Programs have historically been residentially based such as group homes and supported living homes. With a strong commitment to serve populations in need, SVNH expanded services to also provide support in the school setting and family homes.

SVNH serves adults and children through the following Medicaid Waiver programs; Developmental Disabilities, Autism, Traumatic Brain Injury, Aged and Disabled and Support Services. Individuals are supported in a variety of settings, such as apartments, houses owned by SVNH, houses leased by the individuals, family homes and schools. The focus of the programs is to provide training and assistance to foster independence and meaningful life opportunities. The waiver services include;

• Personal Assistance & Respite
• Residential Based Habilitation
• Behavior Management
• Physical Therapy
• Healthcare Coordination - Transportation



History:
New Hope was the first residential facility in Indiana, designed specifically for persons with developmental disabilities when it opened March 13, 1978. Just 25 short years ago, persons with developmental disabilities did not live in their communities; instead they lived in large institutional settings. Gradually, through the early 1990s New Hope shifted its programs and services to create opportunities for persons with developmental disabilities to live in their communities by developing single-family residences for 3-8 individuals. St.Vincent New Hope (SVNH) provides services in 59 different locations in Marion and Hamilton counties, including group homes and supported living homes that SVNH owns.

The New Hope Group Home Program (GH) began in 1989 and includes nine homes with eight clients each, one home with seven clients and one home with six clients. Individuals served by New Hope are involved in off-site employment or vocational training, which is provided by other local social service agencies. SVNH also provides ongoing training in daily living and community skills such as budgeting, personal care and meal preparation.
New Hope operates three other programs: 1) The Supported Independent Living Program (SILP) was started in late 1993 and serves individuals who live in their own apartments, their own home or in their families'home. SVNH does not own the housing but provides services to 30 individuals in 20 apartment locations. The majority of those in the SILP program do not have staff support/coverage on a 24-hour basis. Services may include personal assistance, accessible transportation, rehabilitation services and nursing, social services and behavioral counseling. These services may increase or decrease, as clients'needs change. 2) The Supported Living Program (SLP) was started in 1994 and includes 30 single family, three-bedroom homes. Clients who live in these New Hope-owned homes pay a portion of their monthly income toward their housing costs. They buy their own groceries, clothes and other items. The majority of persons in SLP have 24-hour staff support/coverage. Individuals living in these homes receive services and programs to further their efforts toward independence. As with the SILP program, services may include personal assistance, accessible transportation, rehabilitation services and nursing, social services and behavioral counseling. The group home program has a van at each home, while the SLP homes and the SILP apartment program use a centralized transportation system.


• Children and Youth Community Services (CYCS) serves children with developmental disabilities in their families homes and also in residential services. Currently, CYCS has four residential homes of 2-3 children in each home. Educational services provide one on one classroom support to children. This is funded through a department of education contract.
  
  
SVNH provides Targeted Case Management to assist eligible individuals and their families with coordination of services. Case Management enables persons to receive a range of needed services and supports in a comprehensive manner. The intent and outcome are to enhance the lives and well being of individuals residing with their families or on their own.

SVNH provides Family Preservation Services through the Marion County Office of Family and Children. These services are designed to support families headed by adults with developmental disabilities, in order to keep the family intact. SVNH also provides one on one support for children in educational settings, through the State Department of Education.



Contact person: Mary Pomprowitz, Coordinator of Volunteer Services, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (317) 338-4588

Address:


8450 N. Payne Road, Suite 300 Indianapolis, IN 46268 (See a map)


Web Site: http://www.stvincent.org

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Overall Experience   
I have actually gained 3 wonderful new friends as a result of volunteering!

I am a single mother with a teenage daughter. I decided that I wanted to get involved in volunteer work of some kind and to introduce my daughter to the joy of giving of yourself. Because I work full time, I don't have a huge amount of time to give, but in St. Vincent New Hope I have found a great organization that appreciates what time I can give and understands my time constraints. My daughter and I visit whenever we can with 3 wondeful residents at a group home. These 3 ladies have become our very dear friends and truely give more to us than I believe we are able to give to them. They are so appreciative and dear. I know that my life is enriched by spending time with them and my daughter has had an opportunity to experience giving early in her life. I know my daughter will carry these experiences with her as she moves through high school and college and be a more sensitive and caring adult because of it. posted by NRE on August 4, 2003