Hope Center

You don't have to work at The Hope Center to change a life. 💙

Every day, our volunteers help make hope possible.

Whether you're serving a meal in Jacob's Hope Cafeteria, organizing donations, preparing sandwiches for HopeMobile and Street Outreach, helping with yard work or facility projects, leading a life skills class, mentoring someone in recovery, supporting our veterans, or volunteering at a special event, your time has the power to make a lasting impact.

No matter your schedule, skills, or experience, there's a place for you to serve. Every volunteer helps create a stronger, more compassionate community for the individuals and families we walk alongside each day.

Ready to get involved?

💙 Visit hopectr.org to complete a volunteer application or call **859-721-0144 to learn more about current volunteer opportunities.

Together, we can help our neighbors move from crisis to stability, from recovery to independence, and from surviving to thriving.

🎉 ALUMNI DAY 2026 IS COMING! 🎉

Mark your calendars for September 26, 2026, and join us at the Hope Center for a day filled with fellowship, food, fun and celebration! 💙💛

Whether you’re an alum, family member or friend, you’re invited! Come reconnect with old friends, make new memories and celebrate the impact of the Hope Center community.

📅 September 26, 2026
📍 Privett Center
250 W. Loudon Ave. | Lexington, KY

✨ Connect. Inspire. Make an Impact. ✨

We can’t wait to see you there! 💙💛

Care and compassion are powerful tools for healing.

At The Hope Center, we believe true healing happens when the whole person is supported. Many individuals who come through our doors are facing a combination of challenges like homelessness, addiction, mental health concerns, or barriers to stability. Addressing these needs requires more than one service. It requires care that recognizes the full story of each person.

Through shelter, recovery programs, supportive housing, and connections to critical services, we help individuals stabilize their lives and begin the process of rebuilding. When people are surrounded by compassion, structure, and consistent support, they gain the opportunity to focus on healing and long-term independence.

Caring for the whole person means meeting immediate needs while also creating pathways toward lasting hope, stability, and renewed purpose.

Learn more about how we support individuals on their journey at hopectr.org.

When people think about supporting The Hope Center, they often think about making a financial donation.

Those gifts are incredibly important and help make everything we do possible, but there are so many other ways to make a difference.

You can serve a meal in Jacob's Hope Cafeteria. You can volunteer at a special event. You can donate clothing, hygiene products, school supplies, or Christmas gifts. You can share your expertise through a workshop or training. You can help us reach people through street outreach. You can even provide employment opportunities that help someone rebuild their life.

Every person has something to give. Every act of service helps create pathways to hope, healing, recovery, housing, and stability.

The Hope Center is more than a shelter. Our mission is made possible by a community that shows up in countless ways to support our neighbors.

As you swipe through this carousel, we hope you'll discover a way to get involved that feels meaningful to you.

💙 Because changing lives is about more than a donation.

➡️ Which of these opportunities speaks to you most? Let us know in the comments, or visit our website to learn how you can get involved.

Community in action. 🧡

Orangetheory Fitness wrapped up its month-long fundraiser for The Hope Center with a sold-out class and raised more than $4,000 to support individuals experiencing homelessness, addiction, and other challenges.

We are so grateful to Orangetheory and its members for showing what happens when people come together with purpose, generosity, and heart.

Together, we can create lasting hope.

Everyone deserves a second chance.

At The Hope Center, we see second chances become recovery. We see them become housing, employment, education, stronger families, and lasting stability. Most importantly, we see them become hope.

Every person who walks through our doors has a story. While their journey may have included challenges, setbacks, or hardship, it does not have to end there.

Because a second chance isn't just about where someone has been. It's about where they're going.

💙 Swipe to see what a second chance can become.

Looking for an easy way to support The Hope Center while also treating yourself (or someone else)?

Through the GiveBHG program, you can purchase gift cards from Bluegrass Hospitality Group and designate The Hope Center as your nonprofit of choice. BHG will donate 20% of the gift card value directly to support our mission.

That means your next dinner at Malone's, Drake's, Harry's, OBC Kitchen, or a gift card for a friend can help provide shelter, recovery services, housing support, outreach, mental health services, and pathways to stability for those we serve every day.

We are incredibly grateful for community partners like Bluegrass Hospitality Group, whose ongoing support continues to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our clients.

💙 Give a gift. Enjoy a meal. Change a life.